|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
3 419 |
3 768 |
4 013 |
3 068 |
3 206 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 803 |
13 969 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
86.9 |
119.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 359 |
8 541 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
54 399 |
53 525 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 198.6 |
2 318.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 416 |
43 307 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
66 202 |
67 494 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 285.5 |
2 437.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 522 |
36 112 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
11 355 |
11 592 |
11 724 |
12 000 |
12 547 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
49 |
54 |
49 |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
487 |
539 |
581 |
631 |
712 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
4 021 |
4 282 |
4 475 |
4 489 |
4 667 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
3 204 |
3 016 |
2 995 |
3 015 |
2 820 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
3 719 |
3 749 |
3 663 |
3 490 |
3 256 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
2 190 |
2 097 |
2 072 |
2 094 |
1 925 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.1 |
61.6 |
59.5 |
58.4 |
59.7 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 288 |
35 608 |
36 670 |
37 841 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 697 |
14 083 |
14 694 |
15 649 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 673 |
3 753 |
4 150 |
4 738 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 046 |
18 066 |
19 089 |
20 580 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 420 |
2 417 |
2 435 |
2 846 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 063.2 |
2 175.2 |
2 297.3 |
2 454.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
52.5 |
52.4 |
52.0 |
51.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
47.5 |
47.6 |
48.0 |
48.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.1 |
22.7 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.5 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
23.0 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.9 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
21.2 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.7 |
12.2 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
13.0 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.1 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
12.5 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
18.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.1 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.7 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
370.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
16 860.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
234.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
446.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
75.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
17.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
5 652 |
5 328 |
5 283 |
5 334 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 995 |
2 388 |
2 445 |
2 526 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 221 |
1 341 |
1 341 |
1 302 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
8 868 |
9 057 |
9 069 |
9 162 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 206 |
1 143 |
1 026 |
1 050 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
387 |
519 |
483 |
489 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
1 593 |
1 662 |
1 509 |
1 539 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 359 |
1 434 |
1 101 |
1 077 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
93 |
315 |
381 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
1 392 |
1 527 |
1 416 |
1 458 |
- |
|
|
|