|
 |
 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
545 558 |
539 472 |
488 969 |
467 961 |
562 324 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
2 102 731 |
2 493 124 |
2 759 254 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
14 411.2 |
19 742.0 |
22 067.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
6 854 |
7 919 |
7 998 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
9 408 255 |
9 306 149 |
9 881 552 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
442 790.8 |
481 440.9 |
529 680.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
47 064 |
51 734 |
53 603 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
11 510 986 |
11 799 273 |
12 640 806 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
457 202.0 |
501 182.9 |
551 747.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
39 719 |
42 476 |
43 648 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 908 553 |
1 915 793 |
1 946 591 |
2 033 445 |
2 112 025 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
6 526 |
6 385 |
6 068 |
5 896 |
5 572 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
95 446 |
105 058 |
116 614 |
130 657 |
146 870 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
706 782 |
712 202 |
714 156 |
732 367 |
757 118 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
453 614 |
438 560 |
419 635 |
402 326 |
521 450 |
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.1 |
60.3 |
60.3 |
59.7 |
48.7 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
450 811 |
433 361 |
397 288 |
361 593 |
344 672 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
364 956 |
349 236 |
334 118 |
321 389 |
361 035 |
|
Family Tax Benefit A |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Family Tax Benefit B |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Total Family Tax Benefit recipients |
no. |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
|
Baby Bonus |
no. |
237 256 |
268 757 |
286 770 |
284 720 |
278 834 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
38 607 |
40 276 |
42 081 |
43 921 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 868 |
16 997 |
17 974 |
18 962 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 306 |
7 025 |
8 139 |
7 781 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 553 |
23 503 |
25 516 |
23 191 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 392 |
3 801 |
4 362 |
4 265 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
426 551.9 |
458 299.9 |
500 300.5 |
552 372.8 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.3 |
52.2 |
51.9 |
51.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.7 |
47.8 |
48.1 |
48.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.4 |
23.1 |
22.9 |
23.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.9 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.7 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.7 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.0 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.9 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
18.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.3 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.5 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 153 788 |
1 156 497 |
1 171 212 |
- |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
473 343 |
495 462 |
528 669 |
- |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
312 843 |
312 984 |
312 033 |
- |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 939 974 |
1 964 943 |
2 011 914 |
- |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
218 598 |
213 159 |
228 138 |
- |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
105 012 |
102 471 |
107 439 |
- |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
323 610 |
315 630 |
335 577 |
- |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
275 187 |
209 970 |
212 007 |
- |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
19 365 |
80 487 |
74 568 |
- |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
294 552 |
290 457 |
286 575 |
- |
- |
|
* There is a break in the Superannuation and Annuities series in 2008-2009. For further information, please see ABS cat. no. 6524.0.55.002 |
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