|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
587 |
406 |
484 |
429 |
365 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
6.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 769 |
3 245 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
20.7 |
28.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 471 |
8 895 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 917 |
9 854 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
426.1 |
479.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 969 |
48 646 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 686 |
13 099 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
446.8 |
508.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 221 |
38 799 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 582 |
2 575 |
2 551 |
2 576 |
2 715 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
16 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
114 |
129 |
125 |
128 |
158 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
611 |
623 |
617 |
639 |
659 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
440 |
421 |
374 |
345 |
325 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
587 |
550 |
505 |
442 |
380 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
403 |
344 |
314 |
333 |
307 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
61.2 |
49.0 |
50.8 |
46.1 |
53.7 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 202 |
33 015 |
34 633 |
36 213 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 135 |
17 073 |
18 265 |
19 449 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 071 |
7 767 |
8 807 |
11 589 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 378 |
21 727 |
24 349 |
26 021 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 160 |
3 262 |
3 399 |
4 861 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
329.1 |
399.0 |
438.9 |
502.7 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
51.6 |
51.0 |
50.7 |
50.1 |
- |
| Females |
% |
48.4 |
49.0 |
49.3 |
49.9 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.0 |
21.5 |
20.6 |
20.9 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.7 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.8 |
21.8 |
21.0 |
21.3 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.1 |
20.9 |
21.9 |
21.2 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.1 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.9 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.8 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.8 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.6 |
18.3 |
18.1 |
18.7 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.8 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
12.3 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
9.0 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
573.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 587.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
373.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
636.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
63.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 320 |
1 254 |
1 326 |
1 383 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
357 |
459 |
516 |
591 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
324 |
390 |
387 |
381 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
2 001 |
2 103 |
2 229 |
2 355 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
372 |
321 |
330 |
372 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
120 |
129 |
144 |
168 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
492 |
450 |
474 |
540 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
321 |
336 |
267 |
282 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
24 |
93 |
93 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
333 |
360 |
360 |
375 |
- |
|
|
|