|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
641 |
628 |
571 |
585 |
486 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 900 |
3 348 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
21.2 |
27.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 319 |
8 229 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 202 |
10 898 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
468.3 |
493.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 809 |
45 277 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 102 |
14 246 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
489.6 |
521.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 716 |
36 570 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 928 |
2 950 |
2 965 |
3 062 |
3 186 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
4 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
114 |
118 |
132 |
148 |
175 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 231 |
1 260 |
1 252 |
1 200 |
1 248 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
648 |
629 |
584 |
661 |
678 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
691 |
694 |
679 |
618 |
574 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
447 |
443 |
398 |
395 |
441 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
59.8 |
57.5 |
62.0 |
58.7 |
60.9 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 000 |
35 710 |
36 843 |
38 116 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 411 |
8 884 |
7 827 |
6 724 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 239 |
4 451 |
5 189 |
5 960 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 012 |
21 923 |
23 541 |
25 662 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 686 |
1 565 |
1 882 |
3 835 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
443.1 |
464.2 |
487.9 |
517.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
52.5 |
52.7 |
52.3 |
52.3 |
- |
| Females |
% |
47.5 |
47.3 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.9 |
19.3 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.1 |
18.4 |
18.0 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.2 |
23.0 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.0 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
23.2 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.5 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.1 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
13.7 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
14.1 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
19.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.1 |
9.4 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
- |
|
|
| 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. |
1 401 |
1 302 |
1 308 |
1 320 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
477 |
561 |
558 |
564 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
345 |
402 |
411 |
396 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
2 223 |
2 265 |
2 277 |
2 280 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
273 |
171 |
183 |
204 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
84 |
138 |
105 |
78 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
357 |
309 |
288 |
282 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
243 |
243 |
189 |
144 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
30 |
78 |
39 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
267 |
273 |
267 |
183 |
- |
|
|
|