National Regional Profile: Victoria   
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Economy ECONOMY

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT - June quarter

Unemployed persons no.
140 877
146 794
140 371
129 044
122 847
Unemployment rate %
5.6
5.6
5.3
4.8
4.5

TAXATION STATISTICS - year ended 30 June

Non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
514 449
616 559
-
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
3 550.9
4 934.3
-
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
6 902
8 003
-

Taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 347 259
2 308 522
-
Taxable income (taxable individuals) $m
-
-
109 117.7
117 313.9
-
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) $
-
-
46 487
50 818
-

Taxable and non-taxable individuals no.
-
-
2 861 708
2 925 081
-
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $m
-
-
112 668.6
122 248.2
-
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) $
-
-
39 371
41 793
-

SELECTED GOVERNMENT PENSIONS & ALLOWANCES - at 30 June

Age Pension - Centrelink no.
468 498
477 082
485 702
492 277
513 140
Age Pension - DVA no.
1 638
1 563
1 497
1 451
1 395
Carers Payment no.
20 931
23 943
26 504
29 487
33 472
Disability Support Pension no.
165 577
168 898
167 856
169 694
175 292
Newstart Allowance no.
118 709
111 556
109 426
105 264
97 842
Parenting Payment - Single no.
99 316
100 334
97 478
90 551
82 352
Youth Allowances no.
100 814
98 250
95 112
93 007
89 651

Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days %
60.5
60.2
59.9
60.5
60.3

ESTIMATES OF PERSONAL INCOME - year ended 30 June

Average Wage and salary income $
36 882
38 421
39 861
41 260
-
Average Own unincorporated business income $
15 432
15 818
15 707
16 125
-
Average Investment Income $
6 562
7 036
7 823
8 948
-
Average Superannuation and annuity income $
19 300
20 823
22 759
24 889
-
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $
2 632
2 921
3 328
4 018
-

Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) $m
99 346.4
106 461.9
113 554.9
122 552.0
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX - year ended 30 June

Males %
52.4
52.3
52.1
51.9
-
Females %
47.6
47.7
47.9
48.1
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE - year ended 30 June

Aged 15 years to 24 years %
18.1
18.1
18.0
18.0
-
Aged 25 years to 34 years %
24.5
24.0
23.6
23.4
-
Aged 35 years to 44 years %
23.6
23.3
23.1
22.9
-
Aged 45 years to 54 years %
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.8
-
Aged 55 years to 64 years %
11.1
11.7
12.1
12.4
-
Aged 65 years and over %
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.5
-

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION - year ended 30 June

Managers and Administrators %
10.0
10.1
10.1
10.0
-
Professionals %
18.8
19.1
19.4
19.6
-
Associate Professionals %
6.2
6.3
6.5
6.8
-
Tradespersons and Related Workers %
9.7
9.6
9.4
9.2
-
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers %
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
-
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
16.6
16.6
16.8
16.9
-
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers %
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.1
-
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers %
9.5
9.5
9.6
9.6
-
Labourers and Related Workers %
10.5
10.6
10.5
10.3
-
Not Stated %
9.5
9.3
8.9
8.8
-

ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH - year ended 30 June

Net worth per household $'000
478.2
-
-
-
-
Aggregate household net worth $m
911 426.7
-
-
-
-
Equivalised net worth $'000
297.9
-
-
-
-
Assets per household $'000
546.5
-
-
-
-
Liabilities per household $'000
68.3
-
-
-
-
Debt to asset ratio %
12.5
-
-
-
-

COUNTS OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ENTRIES AND EXITS

Number of Businesses - at 30 June

Non-employing businesses no.
298 254
286 113
287 352
292 230
-
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees no.
108 228
122 859
127 698
134 784
-
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees no.
70 035
75 723
75 786
75 654
-
Total businesses no.
476 517
484 695
490 836
502 668
-

Business Entries - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business entries no.
57 192
54 141
52 074
55 836
-
Employing business entries no.
21 261
25 365
24 144
25 083
-
Total business entries no.
78 453
79 506
76 218
80 919
-

Business Exits - year ended 30 June

Non-employing business exits no.
63 978
65 619
51 165
50 598
-
Employing business exits no.
3 735
4 818
19 470
18 033
-
Total business exits no.
67 713
70 437
70 635
68 631
-