|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
933 |
977 |
752 |
643 |
720 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.4 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 585 |
4 322 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
28.2 |
39.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 874 |
9 094 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
17 713 |
17 447 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
876.4 |
965.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
49 475 |
55 308 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
21 298 |
21 769 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
904.6 |
1 004.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 473 |
46 133 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 621 |
4 561 |
4 430 |
4 349 |
4 492 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
49 |
44 |
45 |
40 |
37 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
78 |
83 |
86 |
99 |
105 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 190 |
1 197 |
1 181 |
1 185 |
1 180 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
754 |
683 |
631 |
557 |
549 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
444 |
483 |
446 |
378 |
361 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
638 |
589 |
569 |
541 |
577 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.3 |
55.4 |
58.2 |
55.1 |
56.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 271 |
39 240 |
40 471 |
42 117 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 309 |
18 824 |
20 738 |
21 806 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
8 525 |
9 590 |
10 368 |
12 709 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
22 249 |
23 150 |
24 713 |
26 772 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 538 |
2 850 |
3 461 |
3 361 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
765.6 |
833.9 |
901.3 |
991.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.1 |
49.9 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.9 |
50.1 |
50.7 |
50.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.2 |
18.4 |
18.3 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.9 |
20.4 |
20.3 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.5 |
20.6 |
20.2 |
19.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.0 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
22.3 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.6 |
14.7 |
15.4 |
15.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
11.8 |
11.9 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.1 |
22.2 |
22.4 |
22.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.9 |
19.7 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.1 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
469.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 601.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
346.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
524.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
55.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 923 |
1 848 |
1 875 |
1 911 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
543 |
672 |
717 |
753 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
408 |
441 |
444 |
459 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 874 |
2 961 |
3 036 |
3 123 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
324 |
333 |
348 |
366 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
105 |
141 |
129 |
135 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
429 |
474 |
477 |
501 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
288 |
387 |
321 |
300 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
24 |
141 |
102 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
318 |
411 |
462 |
402 |
- |
|
|
|