|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 227 |
1 186 |
892 |
648 |
563 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.0 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 708 |
3 437 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
17.6 |
26.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 513 |
7 579 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 619 |
15 153 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
665.1 |
774.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
45 496 |
51 083 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
17 327 |
18 590 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
682.7 |
800.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 404 |
43 040 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 759 |
2 725 |
2 644 |
2 624 |
2 613 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
14 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
67 |
79 |
72 |
74 |
91 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 023 |
1 020 |
1 048 |
1 024 |
1 013 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
986 |
804 |
624 |
471 |
446 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
624 |
599 |
572 |
470 |
428 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
777 |
698 |
616 |
590 |
486 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.9 |
59.2 |
58.2 |
60.5 |
55.1 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 555 |
37 765 |
40 245 |
42 868 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 864 |
16 542 |
19 411 |
22 455 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 026 |
3 498 |
4 420 |
5 378 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 450 |
18 495 |
21 298 |
22 333 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 196 |
2 983 |
2 790 |
3 526 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
533.6 |
597.5 |
678.8 |
793.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.0 |
52.3 |
52.4 |
53.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.0 |
47.7 |
47.6 |
46.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.2 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
21.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
32.5 |
32.4 |
31.9 |
32.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.5 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
20.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
16.7 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
15.8 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.5 |
22.7 |
23.5 |
23.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.0 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.2 |
17.4 |
17.7 |
17.3 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.3 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.4 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
10.1 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
282.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 801.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
210.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
342.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
60.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
17.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 869 |
1 794 |
1 740 |
1 785 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
570 |
663 |
735 |
819 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
558 |
594 |
594 |
603 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 997 |
3 051 |
3 069 |
3 207 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
414 |
447 |
369 |
396 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
138 |
153 |
180 |
246 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
552 |
600 |
549 |
642 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
489 |
441 |
351 |
324 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
21 |
87 |
108 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
510 |
462 |
438 |
432 |
- |
|
|
|