|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
3 149 |
3 334 |
3 426 |
2 910 |
3 294 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 949 |
18 949 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
102.9 |
142.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 454 |
7 535 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
82 572 |
81 550 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4 556.9 |
4 873.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
55 187 |
59 757 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
98 521 |
100 499 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4 659.8 |
5 016.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
47 298 |
49 911 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
8 818 |
9 179 |
9 291 |
9 633 |
10 898 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
20 |
22 |
np |
23 |
29 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
235 |
286 |
330 |
363 |
440 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 939 |
1 940 |
1 970 |
2 009 |
2 084 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 048 |
1 116 |
1 084 |
1 034 |
1 043 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 292 |
1 351 |
1 352 |
1 240 |
1 106 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 552 |
1 581 |
1 557 |
1 503 |
1 469 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
44.8 |
44.2 |
48.5 |
45.6 |
48.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
46 229 |
48 249 |
50 041 |
51 796 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 139 |
18 141 |
17 875 |
19 158 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 013 |
4 927 |
5 300 |
6 107 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 599 |
23 104 |
24 971 |
26 912 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 007 |
3 965 |
3 941 |
4 674 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
4 205.5 |
4 480.8 |
4 749.6 |
5 086.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.5 |
51.4 |
51.3 |
51.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.5 |
48.6 |
48.7 |
48.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.6 |
21.0 |
20.6 |
20.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.7 |
21.6 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.5 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.8 |
23.2 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.1 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.4 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.9 |
11.2 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
812.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
39 921.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
443.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
959.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
146.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
10 800 |
10 107 |
10 119 |
10 137 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
4 515 |
5 193 |
5 445 |
5 823 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
2 214 |
2 364 |
2 376 |
2 337 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
17 529 |
17 664 |
17 940 |
18 297 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 385 |
2 079 |
1 974 |
1 947 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
879 |
1 092 |
978 |
1 050 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
3 264 |
3 171 |
2 952 |
2 997 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 553 |
2 718 |
1 896 |
2 133 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
105 |
165 |
732 |
738 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
2 658 |
2 883 |
2 628 |
2 871 |
- |
|
|
|