|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
311 |
358 |
329 |
313 |
221 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.7 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 991 |
2 646 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
13.1 |
19.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 602 |
7 446 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 375 |
6 777 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
294.3 |
276.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 907 |
40 774 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 366 |
9 423 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
307.5 |
296.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 827 |
31 415 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 851 |
1 871 |
1 869 |
1 905 |
1 993 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
60 |
62 |
np |
79 |
89 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
621 |
622 |
621 |
616 |
631 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
239 |
259 |
257 |
278 |
253 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
292 |
285 |
262 |
241 |
214 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
260 |
287 |
245 |
231 |
227 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.6 |
60.3 |
62.4 |
56.7 |
60.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
26 524 |
28 223 |
30 262 |
30 607 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 613 |
25 868 |
20 687 |
14 445 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 599 |
6 055 |
7 349 |
7 674 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
13 033 |
14 346 |
15 477 |
17 808 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 175 |
1 079 |
1 192 |
1 705 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
261.6 |
308.4 |
303.0 |
288.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.7 |
52.1 |
51.8 |
51.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.3 |
47.9 |
48.2 |
48.5 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.6 |
20.0 |
19.5 |
20.3 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
18.3 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.4 |
21.9 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.1 |
12.7 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.1 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.7 |
14.4 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.7 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
13.6 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.4 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.1 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
10.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
22.2 |
22.4 |
22.0 |
21.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
7.2 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
551.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 722.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
361.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
584.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
33.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 614 |
1 575 |
1 542 |
1 521 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
651 |
672 |
702 |
678 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
330 |
369 |
372 |
369 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 595 |
2 616 |
2 616 |
2 568 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
165 |
180 |
213 |
168 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
54 |
99 |
117 |
54 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
219 |
279 |
330 |
222 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
270 |
240 |
171 |
228 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
27 |
120 |
81 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
300 |
267 |
291 |
309 |
- |
|
|
|