|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 308 |
1 068 |
1 045 |
1 160 |
994 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.5 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 128 |
3 842 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
22.3 |
32.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 121 |
8 360 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 163 |
16 125 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
624.8 |
667.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 658 |
41 374 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 291 |
19 967 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
647.1 |
699.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 544 |
35 022 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 467 |
3 625 |
3 696 |
3 841 |
3 916 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
7 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
154 |
189 |
221 |
242 |
272 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 556 |
1 584 |
1 580 |
1 586 |
1 605 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
886 |
853 |
931 |
917 |
883 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
992 |
1 006 |
995 |
902 |
834 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
808 |
776 |
781 |
811 |
775 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.4 |
59.2 |
58.2 |
58.3 |
61.4 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 953 |
34 331 |
35 863 |
37 304 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 566 |
15 004 |
15 379 |
15 912 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 836 |
1 968 |
2 297 |
2 684 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 957 |
16 501 |
17 039 |
18 124 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 521 |
2 702 |
2 298 |
2 607 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
550.8 |
599.9 |
645.3 |
700.1 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
52.9 |
53.2 |
52.7 |
52.6 |
- |
| Females |
% |
47.1 |
46.8 |
47.3 |
47.4 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.1 |
26.0 |
25.9 |
25.5 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.2 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.4 |
19.0 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.8 |
13.3 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.1 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.3 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
13.2 |
13.0 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.1 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
287.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 067.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
180.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
339.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
51.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 272 |
1 215 |
1 218 |
1 218 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
306 |
366 |
384 |
438 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
294 |
327 |
324 |
327 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 872 |
1 908 |
1 926 |
1 983 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
315 |
297 |
261 |
297 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
78 |
90 |
54 |
78 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
393 |
387 |
315 |
375 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
279 |
300 |
258 |
234 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
6 |
57 |
57 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
279 |
306 |
315 |
291 |
- |
|
|
|