|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
3 526 |
3 235 |
3 009 |
3 261 |
2 606 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.4 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 000 |
9 677 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
48.8 |
70.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 100 |
7 255 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
39 663 |
38 735 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 621.1 |
1 686.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 871 |
43 541 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
47 663 |
48 412 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 669.9 |
1 756.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 035 |
36 288 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
6 223 |
6 522 |
6 686 |
6 904 |
7 196 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
4 |
np |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
575 |
690 |
761 |
875 |
1 026 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 344 |
3 434 |
3 308 |
3 387 |
3 514 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 637 |
2 433 |
2 466 |
2 441 |
2 081 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 925 |
2 026 |
2 013 |
1 886 |
1 699 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
2 102 |
2 015 |
2 040 |
1 960 |
1 847 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.5 |
62.3 |
60.9 |
62.7 |
63.6 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
35 782 |
37 022 |
38 228 |
39 220 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 008 |
12 796 |
12 295 |
13 515 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 017 |
3 186 |
3 507 |
3 943 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 045 |
16 745 |
17 536 |
19 549 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 783 |
1 682 |
2 041 |
2 138 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 536.9 |
1 611.8 |
1 694.9 |
1 790.4 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
54.0 |
53.9 |
53.9 |
53.6 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.0 |
46.1 |
46.1 |
46.4 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.4 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.7 |
24.1 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.5 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
23.3 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.7 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
11.6 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.2 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
13.8 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
13.8 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
411.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
11 497.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
221.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
493.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
82.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
16.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
3 858 |
3 738 |
3 843 |
3 960 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 353 |
1 611 |
1 707 |
1 797 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
642 |
696 |
693 |
690 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
5 853 |
6 045 |
6 243 |
6 447 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
873 |
822 |
759 |
801 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
258 |
321 |
369 |
333 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
1 131 |
1 143 |
1 128 |
1 134 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
873 |
951 |
777 |
765 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
27 |
51 |
279 |
222 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
900 |
1 002 |
1 056 |
987 |
- |
|
|
|