|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
4 652 |
3 801 |
3 581 |
4 096 |
3 516 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
15.9 |
12.6 |
11.6 |
13.4 |
11.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 178 |
7 343 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
41.6 |
58.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 740 |
7 947 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
26 979 |
26 476 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
993.0 |
1 034.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 807 |
39 090 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
33 157 |
33 819 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 034.7 |
1 093.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 205 |
32 328 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
7 453 |
7 599 |
7 628 |
7 789 |
7 825 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
567 |
618 |
723 |
830 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
4 526 |
4 685 |
4 825 |
4 947 |
5 244 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 890 |
2 762 |
2 915 |
3 067 |
2 928 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
3 442 |
3 475 |
3 391 |
3 210 |
2 983 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 961 |
1 862 |
1 806 |
1 863 |
1 815 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
70.6 |
68.8 |
66.3 |
66.9 |
67.9 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 249 |
32 508 |
33 446 |
34 486 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 544 |
13 018 |
14 086 |
14 398 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 933 |
1 994 |
2 482 |
2 603 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 839 |
16 269 |
17 037 |
18 567 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 058 |
3 070 |
2 856 |
2 952 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
890.6 |
958.8 |
1 022.6 |
1 080.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
56.5 |
56.1 |
55.6 |
55.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
43.5 |
43.9 |
44.4 |
44.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.9 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.1 |
22.6 |
22.1 |
22.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.5 |
25.8 |
25.2 |
24.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.8 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
7.8 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.1 |
16.3 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.9 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
21.6 |
21.8 |
21.5 |
20.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.4 |
11.0 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 295 |
2 136 |
2 085 |
2 217 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
492 |
585 |
594 |
633 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
309 |
348 |
366 |
366 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 096 |
3 069 |
3 045 |
3 216 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
432 |
405 |
459 |
423 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
99 |
147 |
120 |
120 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
531 |
552 |
579 |
543 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
426 |
465 |
429 |
366 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
15 |
117 |
135 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
456 |
480 |
546 |
501 |
- |
|
|
|