|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
406 |
320 |
345 |
398 |
304 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
17.2 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
15.4 |
11.7 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
890 |
979 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
7.9 |
9.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
8 833 |
9 987 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 182 |
2 231 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
83.8 |
94.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 394 |
42 145 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 072 |
3 210 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
91.6 |
103.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 830 |
32 337 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
979 |
1 056 |
1 119 |
1 188 |
1 244 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
92 |
92 |
102 |
109 |
127 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
709 |
726 |
739 |
768 |
799 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
314 |
347 |
334 |
320 |
314 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
267 |
273 |
309 |
313 |
288 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
110 |
93 |
112 |
97 |
85 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.4 |
63.4 |
65.0 |
63.8 |
57.0 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 051 |
29 652 |
30 858 |
33 016 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 819 |
11 926 |
13 113 |
14 439 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 735 |
6 400 |
6 305 |
6 544 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 255 |
19 502 |
22 684 |
24 874 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 782 |
2 641 |
3 553 |
3 383 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
74.7 |
79.3 |
87.5 |
99.6 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
51.4 |
50.3 |
50.1 |
50.8 |
- |
| Females |
% |
48.6 |
49.7 |
49.9 |
49.2 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
12.1 |
11.9 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
13.8 |
13.7 |
14.9 |
15.9 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.1 |
20.4 |
20.7 |
20.2 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
30.4 |
28.0 |
25.5 |
24.9 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
19.1 |
22.1 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.1 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
13.5 |
13.6 |
13.5 |
13.2 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
7.1 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.4 |
17.6 |
18.8 |
19.2 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
9.3 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.2 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
13.2 |
13.1 |
15.7 |
14.3 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.2 |
12.2 |
9.5 |
10.4 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
378.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 171.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
274.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
422.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
44.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
321 |
294 |
291 |
309 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
63 |
90 |
78 |
90 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
69 |
75 |
72 |
78 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
453 |
459 |
441 |
477 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
78 |
51 |
72 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
24 |
18 |
18 |
27 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
90 |
96 |
69 |
99 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
84 |
84 |
75 |
48 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
3 |
39 |
12 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
87 |
87 |
114 |
60 |
- |
|
|
|