|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 456 |
2 533 |
2 726 |
2 504 |
2 146 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 866 |
15 175 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
94.5 |
130.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 343 |
8 594 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
57 055 |
55 141 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3 026.3 |
3 261.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
53 042 |
59 150 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
69 921 |
70 316 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3 120.8 |
3 392.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
44 633 |
48 239 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
10 556 |
10 944 |
11 038 |
11 228 |
12 136 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
24 |
23 |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
295 |
314 |
371 |
390 |
431 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 991 |
2 051 |
1 985 |
1 920 |
1 907 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 393 |
1 315 |
1 197 |
1 109 |
1 084 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 015 |
1 006 |
969 |
873 |
714 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 883 |
1 787 |
1 659 |
1 626 |
1 553 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
51.1 |
52.5 |
52.1 |
55.7 |
53.9 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
40 662 |
42 588 |
43 828 |
45 333 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 391 |
16 093 |
16 076 |
18 388 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
9 086 |
9 835 |
11 076 |
12 755 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 190 |
23 032 |
25 443 |
27 675 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 846 |
2 959 |
3 603 |
4 078 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 805.3 |
2 984.7 |
3 135.0 |
3 374.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
51.4 |
51.1 |
51.1 |
50.8 |
- |
| Females |
% |
48.6 |
48.9 |
48.9 |
49.2 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
16.8 |
17.0 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.3 |
19.5 |
19.2 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.0 |
21.1 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.5 |
24.7 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
9.6 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
743.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
28 788.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
429.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
828.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
84.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
7 653 |
7 191 |
7 119 |
7 317 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
2 880 |
3 174 |
3 285 |
3 450 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 116 |
1 212 |
1 218 |
1 248 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
11 649 |
11 577 |
11 622 |
12 015 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 422 |
1 197 |
1 263 |
1 386 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
525 |
564 |
528 |
561 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
1 947 |
1 761 |
1 791 |
1 947 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 461 |
1 647 |
1 296 |
1 194 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
60 |
69 |
459 |
375 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
1 521 |
1 716 |
1 755 |
1 569 |
- |
|
|
|