|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 677 |
1 501 |
1 624 |
1 442 |
1 326 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.4 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 115 |
4 856 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
32.4 |
43.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 876 |
8 974 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 521 |
18 142 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
674.3 |
708.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 409 |
39 074 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 636 |
22 998 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
706.7 |
752.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 222 |
32 719 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 758 |
5 874 |
5 890 |
5 893 |
5 960 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
16 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
368 |
414 |
432 |
484 |
540 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 001 |
2 989 |
2 977 |
2 933 |
3 023 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 714 |
1 574 |
1 566 |
1 606 |
1 460 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 631 |
1 643 |
1 630 |
1 510 |
1 372 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 214 |
1 118 |
1 108 |
1 062 |
996 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
74.2 |
72.6 |
70.2 |
67.2 |
68.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 943 |
30 806 |
32 455 |
33 639 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 599 |
16 621 |
16 618 |
15 965 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 476 |
2 933 |
2 994 |
3 391 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 865 |
17 320 |
18 107 |
19 086 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 830 |
1 748 |
1 665 |
2 169 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
606.5 |
641.7 |
695.4 |
737.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.4 |
51.1 |
51.0 |
50.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.6 |
48.9 |
49.0 |
49.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.1 |
20.4 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.1 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.7 |
23.4 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.2 |
21.1 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.1 |
11.3 |
12.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.5 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.4 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
21.1 |
21.4 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.1 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.4 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.1 |
12.2 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.1 |
10.6 |
12.2 |
11.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
271.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
5 111.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
180.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
305.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
33.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 380 |
1 284 |
1 284 |
1 320 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
408 |
483 |
501 |
492 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
495 |
543 |
549 |
531 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 283 |
2 310 |
2 334 |
2 343 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
270 |
222 |
231 |
228 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
90 |
144 |
114 |
96 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
360 |
366 |
345 |
324 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
336 |
321 |
237 |
186 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
27 |
72 |
81 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
357 |
348 |
309 |
267 |
- |
|
|
|