|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
390 |
272 |
283 |
334 |
276 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
10.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
6.6 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
761 |
895 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
5.2 |
7.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 824 |
8 060 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 490 |
3 515 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
133.4 |
149.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 213 |
42 580 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 251 |
4 410 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
138.6 |
156.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 594 |
35 574 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
631 |
657 |
661 |
670 |
693 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
51 |
53 |
56 |
61 |
63 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
368 |
364 |
356 |
348 |
350 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
217 |
211 |
189 |
187 |
187 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
293 |
290 |
277 |
251 |
241 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
161 |
157 |
141 |
131 |
117 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.3 |
57.5 |
56.8 |
52.2 |
57.4 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 021 |
32 285 |
34 114 |
36 293 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 637 |
17 136 |
16 869 |
18 435 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 957 |
3 355 |
3 935 |
4 797 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 979 |
17 022 |
17 907 |
18 623 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 561 |
3 375 |
3 332 |
2 931 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
118.7 |
128.2 |
139.1 |
155.7 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.7 |
53.5 |
53.4 |
52.9 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.3 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
47.1 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
22.9 |
23.3 |
22.8 |
22.6 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.1 |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.1 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
22.2 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.4 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
9.1 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.7 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.0 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.9 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
14.8 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
9.8 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
233.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
762.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
155.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
278.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
44.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
16.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
531 |
474 |
513 |
504 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
174 |
204 |
225 |
237 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
183 |
189 |
189 |
195 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
888 |
867 |
927 |
936 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
138 |
132 |
138 |
81 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
96 |
78 |
66 |
66 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
234 |
210 |
204 |
147 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
135 |
135 |
114 |
78 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
15 |
24 |
39 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
141 |
150 |
138 |
117 |
- |
|
|
|