|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 748 |
1 228 |
1 361 |
1 594 |
1 223 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
21.4 |
14.8 |
16.1 |
17.8 |
13.6 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 721 |
2 009 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
11.7 |
16.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 786 |
8 241 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 717 |
6 611 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
223.3 |
237.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 246 |
35 949 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 438 |
8 620 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
235.0 |
254.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
27 850 |
29 492 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 338 |
1 419 |
1 452 |
1 496 |
1 467 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
138 |
163 |
187 |
206 |
210 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 451 |
1 424 |
1 416 |
1 418 |
1 395 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
924 |
902 |
900 |
815 |
771 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 088 |
1 060 |
996 |
926 |
817 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
591 |
582 |
548 |
506 |
474 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
68.8 |
63.1 |
61.0 |
61.3 |
59.4 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
27 550 |
28 680 |
30 276 |
31 552 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 910 |
13 151 |
14 373 |
14 976 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 122 |
1 047 |
1 110 |
1 581 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
12 899 |
14 001 |
13 219 |
14 808 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 021 |
1 992 |
2 191 |
1 896 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
199.8 |
214.2 |
232.2 |
252.7 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
58.4 |
57.6 |
56.8 |
56.3 |
- |
| Females |
% |
41.6 |
42.4 |
43.2 |
43.7 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
24.2 |
24.9 |
24.3 |
24.1 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.6 |
23.9 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.3 |
20.9 |
21.4 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.2 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.8 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.9 |
16.2 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
14.1 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
21.3 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
23.0 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.8 |
12.0 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
160.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 156.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
103.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
191.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
31.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
16.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
642 |
627 |
594 |
633 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
135 |
156 |
177 |
198 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
96 |
108 |
96 |
105 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
873 |
891 |
867 |
936 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
135 |
144 |
174 |
156 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
63 |
51 |
63 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
156 |
207 |
225 |
219 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
192 |
165 |
126 |
153 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
6 |
39 |
24 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
192 |
171 |
165 |
177 |
- |
|
|
|