|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 872 |
1 717 |
1 390 |
1 080 |
933 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 645 |
12 349 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
70.9 |
94.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 661 |
7 650 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
57 125 |
56 170 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 732.5 |
3 027.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
47 834 |
53 899 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
67 770 |
68 519 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 803.4 |
3 122.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 367 |
45 564 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 654 |
6 851 |
6 823 |
6 889 |
7 238 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
33 |
31 |
32 |
28 |
31 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
174 |
183 |
193 |
186 |
195 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 635 |
1 631 |
1 611 |
1 530 |
1 487 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 312 |
1 052 |
854 |
664 |
631 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 728 |
1 650 |
1 516 |
1 271 |
1 071 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 831 |
1 704 |
1 436 |
1 180 |
1 028 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
46.9 |
50.1 |
53.6 |
52.7 |
51.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 602 |
38 874 |
41 093 |
44 144 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 184 |
19 644 |
21 369 |
23 989 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 656 |
5 202 |
6 132 |
6 965 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 845 |
19 775 |
21 586 |
23 204 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
4 666 |
4 635 |
4 733 |
5 597 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 404.6 |
2 598.5 |
2 789.1 |
3 069.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.1 |
51.0 |
50.9 |
50.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.9 |
49.0 |
49.1 |
49.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.7 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
17.8 |
17.5 |
17.3 |
17.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
20.5 |
19.9 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.8 |
25.1 |
24.5 |
24.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
15.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
19.7 |
19.8 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
467.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
17 142.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
273.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
553.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
86.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
5 952 |
5 730 |
5 667 |
5 988 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 668 |
1 950 |
2 088 |
2 250 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
765 |
834 |
831 |
852 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
8 385 |
8 514 |
8 586 |
9 090 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 107 |
1 077 |
1 101 |
1 320 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
387 |
417 |
309 |
459 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
1 494 |
1 494 |
1 410 |
1 779 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 380 |
1 326 |
1 017 |
993 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
69 |
255 |
285 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
1 413 |
1 395 |
1 272 |
1 278 |
- |
|
|
|