|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
147 |
123 |
132 |
109 |
102 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
8.1 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
406 |
473 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
5 796 |
6 562 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 687 |
1 692 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
64.6 |
70.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 321 |
41 700 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 093 |
2 165 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
67.0 |
73.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 011 |
34 023 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
287 |
280 |
273 |
256 |
246 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
24 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
26 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
230 |
234 |
225 |
218 |
215 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
122 |
134 |
107 |
111 |
85 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
129 |
127 |
114 |
101 |
93 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
104 |
115 |
115 |
102 |
104 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.4 |
59.4 |
58.9 |
56.9 |
52.8 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 484 |
32 567 |
34 657 |
36 530 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 293 |
16 312 |
17 976 |
17 307 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 561 |
3 854 |
3 325 |
3 924 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 984 |
15 569 |
17 919 |
19 047 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 064 |
2 304 |
1 964 |
2 753 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
58.7 |
63.1 |
66.2 |
73.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
57.3 |
56.1 |
56.5 |
56.1 |
- |
| Females |
% |
42.7 |
43.9 |
43.5 |
43.9 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.6 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
22.7 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.2 |
26.9 |
26.7 |
26.4 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.4 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.8 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.6 |
19.3 |
18.7 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.5 |
8.5 |
9.6 |
10.3 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.0 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.4 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.4 |
15.3 |
15.2 |
16.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
11.1 |
10.5 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.9 |
19.5 |
19.2 |
18.5 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.3 |
11.6 |
10.4 |
9.8 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
291.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
410.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
177.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
335.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
43.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
429 |
426 |
435 |
435 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
138 |
150 |
144 |
150 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
300 |
312 |
297 |
285 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
867 |
888 |
876 |
870 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
84 |
87 |
54 |
63 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
39 |
54 |
15 |
24 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
123 |
141 |
69 |
87 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
96 |
87 |
66 |
72 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
15 |
27 |
27 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
99 |
102 |
93 |
99 |
- |
|
|
|