|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 786 |
2 616 |
2 654 |
2 544 |
2 509 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
9.3 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 539 |
8 927 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
55.7 |
76.5 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 383 |
8 567 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
27 248 |
26 739 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 085.3 |
1 144.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 831 |
42 790 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
34 787 |
35 666 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 141.0 |
1 220.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 799 |
34 224 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
10 095 |
10 438 |
10 534 |
10 824 |
11 220 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
64 |
64 |
56 |
57 |
63 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
511 |
566 |
650 |
699 |
745 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 573 |
3 665 |
3 721 |
3 802 |
3 979 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 869 |
1 969 |
2 023 |
1 950 |
2 021 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
2 501 |
2 561 |
2 491 |
2 360 |
2 178 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 081 |
1 183 |
1 192 |
1 185 |
1 250 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
59.5 |
55.9 |
57.2 |
62.1 |
58.6 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 391 |
34 568 |
35 909 |
36 997 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 837 |
14 770 |
14 987 |
15 077 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 929 |
2 956 |
3 291 |
3 661 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 713 |
18 989 |
20 056 |
21 730 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 495 |
2 333 |
2 555 |
2 737 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 007.8 |
1 062.0 |
1 134.9 |
1 217.2 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.4 |
53.1 |
52.9 |
52.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.6 |
46.9 |
47.1 |
47.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.1 |
19.5 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.8 |
21.7 |
21.1 |
20.1 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
23.9 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.8 |
21.1 |
21.5 |
21.8 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.8 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.8 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.5 |
10.8 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
- |
|
|
| 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. |
2 607 |
2 373 |
2 286 |
2 220 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
846 |
993 |
1 035 |
1 092 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
453 |
489 |
501 |
486 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
3 906 |
3 855 |
3 822 |
3 798 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
636 |
513 |
444 |
498 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
210 |
246 |
252 |
261 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
846 |
759 |
696 |
759 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
720 |
726 |
564 |
486 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
45 |
186 |
174 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
753 |
771 |
750 |
660 |
- |
|
|
|