|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 113 |
530 |
686 |
961 |
884 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 859 |
4 592 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
25.7 |
34.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 648 |
7 488 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 693 |
14 535 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
690.5 |
745.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
46 993 |
51 302 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 552 |
19 127 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
716.1 |
780.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 601 |
40 783 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 034 |
3 082 |
3 128 |
3 116 |
3 234 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
91 |
93 |
112 |
118 |
137 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
745 |
732 |
705 |
709 |
707 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
524 |
524 |
495 |
497 |
486 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
328 |
334 |
345 |
318 |
276 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
515 |
491 |
446 |
409 |
415 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
59.1 |
53.6 |
57.8 |
53.4 |
55.9 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
38 117 |
39 584 |
40 696 |
41 931 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
20 362 |
19 952 |
19 150 |
21 888 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 237 |
5 157 |
5 658 |
6 191 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 215 |
21 951 |
23 022 |
25 677 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 435 |
3 086 |
3 213 |
3 827 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
646.9 |
691.7 |
730.9 |
792.7 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
51.9 |
51.6 |
52.3 |
51.6 |
- |
| Females |
% |
48.1 |
48.4 |
47.7 |
48.4 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.9 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.6 |
27.7 |
28.5 |
29.4 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
21.7 |
21.3 |
20.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.2 |
18.4 |
18.3 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
22.8 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
24.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.7 |
17.3 |
17.2 |
17.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.1 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
13.4 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
11.0 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
697.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 756.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
427.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
778.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
81.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 532 |
2 352 |
2 400 |
2 370 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
888 |
1 038 |
1 107 |
1 203 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
450 |
471 |
480 |
498 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
3 870 |
3 861 |
3 987 |
4 071 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
660 |
537 |
531 |
435 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
192 |
267 |
222 |
276 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
852 |
804 |
753 |
711 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
660 |
714 |
480 |
513 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
51 |
180 |
207 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
669 |
765 |
660 |
720 |
- |
|
|
|