|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
911 |
1 180 |
1 135 |
1 066 |
975 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.4 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 519 |
6 377 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
44.8 |
59.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
8 113 |
9 246 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 614 |
16 391 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
671.5 |
731.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 416 |
44 604 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 133 |
22 768 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
716.2 |
790.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 361 |
34 701 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 449 |
6 630 |
6 649 |
6 781 |
7 292 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
62 |
58 |
55 |
49 |
50 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
255 |
267 |
305 |
353 |
374 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 737 |
1 765 |
1 810 |
1 836 |
1 913 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 149 |
1 248 |
1 236 |
1 235 |
1 266 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 134 |
1 154 |
1 063 |
1 016 |
908 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
764 |
839 |
836 |
802 |
811 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.8 |
56.9 |
61.4 |
62.7 |
62.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 267 |
32 389 |
33 504 |
35 018 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 195 |
16 383 |
15 637 |
16 918 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 752 |
6 080 |
6 585 |
7 116 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 311 |
21 634 |
23 147 |
24 923 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 663 |
2 917 |
3 166 |
3 309 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
631.4 |
668.4 |
713.1 |
779.7 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.0 |
49.6 |
49.3 |
49.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.0 |
50.4 |
50.7 |
51.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.7 |
18.0 |
17.9 |
17.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.5 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
22.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.9 |
14.4 |
14.9 |
15.4 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.6 |
17.3 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.8 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.5 |
10.5 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
487.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
8 345.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
332.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
540.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
52.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 067 |
1 917 |
1 920 |
1 929 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
783 |
915 |
960 |
1 011 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
603 |
660 |
657 |
648 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 453 |
3 492 |
3 537 |
3 588 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
363 |
348 |
300 |
375 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
204 |
198 |
198 |
186 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
567 |
546 |
498 |
561 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
444 |
438 |
372 |
369 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
18 |
153 |
165 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
465 |
456 |
525 |
534 |
- |
|
|
|