|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
521 |
465 |
517 |
433 |
452 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 134 |
4 855 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
28.3 |
37.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 838 |
7 810 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 114 |
19 709 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
965.7 |
1 045.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
48 012 |
53 061 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
24 248 |
24 564 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
994.0 |
1 083.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 992 |
44 117 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 832 |
2 878 |
2 893 |
2 873 |
3 051 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
95 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
717 |
710 |
706 |
693 |
714 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
465 |
453 |
444 |
428 |
368 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
546 |
521 |
471 |
426 |
357 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
550 |
550 |
514 |
466 |
446 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.3 |
58.4 |
53.1 |
56.9 |
58.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 049 |
38 021 |
39 674 |
41 663 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 298 |
16 776 |
18 066 |
18 329 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
7 105 |
7 953 |
8 754 |
10 647 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 926 |
22 035 |
23 842 |
25 001 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 730 |
2 489 |
3 025 |
3 321 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
876.8 |
944.5 |
1 004.9 |
1 092.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.5 |
51.1 |
50.9 |
50.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.5 |
48.9 |
49.1 |
49.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.0 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.7 |
16.9 |
15.9 |
15.6 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.7 |
23.3 |
23.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.1 |
25.1 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.0 |
15.0 |
16.0 |
16.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
24.5 |
24.5 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.7 |
10.3 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
507.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 198.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
311.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
587.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
79.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 646 |
2 559 |
2 604 |
2 604 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
792 |
897 |
909 |
939 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
438 |
474 |
465 |
516 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 876 |
3 930 |
3 978 |
4 059 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
489 |
333 |
411 |
411 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
153 |
162 |
132 |
150 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
642 |
495 |
543 |
561 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
423 |
444 |
381 |
372 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
18 |
30 |
90 |
84 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
441 |
474 |
471 |
456 |
- |
|
|
|