|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
863 |
710 |
562 |
629 |
585 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
14.4 |
11.7 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 208 |
1 493 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
7.7 |
11.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 395 |
7 665 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 270 |
5 341 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
187.9 |
207.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 651 |
38 873 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 478 |
6 834 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
195.6 |
219.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 195 |
32 055 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 226 |
2 198 |
2 158 |
2 110 |
2 069 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
114 |
121 |
141 |
156 |
181 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 243 |
1 267 |
1 195 |
1 177 |
1 181 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
865 |
776 |
747 |
694 |
688 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
617 |
593 |
548 |
505 |
450 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
544 |
513 |
477 |
456 |
471 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
72.7 |
69.2 |
69.8 |
67.9 |
66.5 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 419 |
31 343 |
32 567 |
34 007 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 379 |
14 165 |
13 564 |
14 436 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 769 |
2 796 |
2 861 |
3 648 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 663 |
16 799 |
17 623 |
17 978 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 806 |
2 551 |
1 975 |
1 926 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
164.2 |
178.0 |
193.2 |
216.6 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.9 |
54.2 |
53.7 |
53.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.1 |
45.8 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.3 |
19.7 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.5 |
27.0 |
26.9 |
27.1 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.6 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
24.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.8 |
19.2 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
7.6 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
13.1 |
13.1 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.2 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.6 |
16.1 |
16.9 |
17.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.3 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.0 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
22.3 |
21.9 |
20.6 |
19.8 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
852 |
816 |
870 |
942 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
246 |
285 |
312 |
309 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
420 |
447 |
444 |
468 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 518 |
1 548 |
1 626 |
1 719 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
207 |
114 |
147 |
141 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
78 |
66 |
72 |
63 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
285 |
180 |
219 |
204 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
174 |
174 |
117 |
126 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
12 |
39 |
42 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
198 |
186 |
156 |
168 |
- |
|
|
|