|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
317 |
211 |
251 |
212 |
196 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.8 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 246 |
1 445 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
7.8 |
9.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 300 |
6 843 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 367 |
4 181 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
183.0 |
182.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 904 |
43 559 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 613 |
5 626 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
190.8 |
192.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 000 |
34 129 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
788 |
789 |
772 |
756 |
793 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
7 |
5 |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
42 |
48 |
56 |
61 |
62 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
361 |
367 |
373 |
370 |
390 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
220 |
180 |
165 |
166 |
167 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
278 |
283 |
278 |
245 |
212 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
194 |
150 |
152 |
134 |
120 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.8 |
57.9 |
64.5 |
57.9 |
60.4 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 188 |
31 211 |
33 956 |
35 074 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 491 |
11 632 |
7 113 |
4 883 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 089 |
5 662 |
8 631 |
7 134 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 309 |
14 624 |
17 799 |
20 574 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
960 |
682 |
736 |
1 202 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
158.0 |
166.8 |
186.9 |
187.4 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
54.4 |
55.2 |
54.9 |
54.3 |
- |
| Females |
% |
45.6 |
44.8 |
45.1 |
45.7 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.3 |
22.1 |
21.9 |
22.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.9 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
21.0 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.0 |
22.4 |
22.2 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.9 |
20.1 |
20.3 |
20.1 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.6 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
9.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.6 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.3 |
16.7 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.2 |
10.4 |
11.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
16.7 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
7.6 |
7.1 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
265.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
999.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
171.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
314.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
48.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
771 |
678 |
741 |
735 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
216 |
240 |
231 |
252 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
300 |
312 |
309 |
309 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 287 |
1 230 |
1 281 |
1 296 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
96 |
75 |
141 |
90 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
33 |
60 |
36 |
57 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
129 |
135 |
177 |
147 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
54 |
126 |
93 |
84 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
12 |
72 |
24 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
75 |
138 |
165 |
108 |
- |
|
|
|