|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 273 |
2 751 |
2 659 |
2 402 |
2 084 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.5 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 466 |
9 901 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
62.0 |
85.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 323 |
8 600 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
26 830 |
26 161 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 013.5 |
1 082.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 773 |
41 381 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
35 296 |
36 062 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 075.5 |
1 167.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 470 |
32 381 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
7 695 |
7 898 |
7 938 |
8 102 |
8 466 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
73 |
79 |
74 |
61 |
55 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
475 |
503 |
586 |
695 |
737 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 322 |
3 378 |
3 386 |
3 424 |
3 546 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 789 |
2 719 |
2 645 |
2 594 |
2 477 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
2 352 |
2 335 |
2 253 |
2 067 |
1 916 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 823 |
1 822 |
1 839 |
1 817 |
1 845 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
69.0 |
68.3 |
67.1 |
67.4 |
66.2 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 754 |
29 911 |
31 411 |
32 617 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 830 |
12 219 |
13 132 |
15 316 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 925 |
4 171 |
5 094 |
5 737 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 191 |
19 783 |
21 062 |
23 251 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 565 |
2 393 |
2 535 |
3 420 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
906.4 |
970.1 |
1 056.6 |
1 155.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
50.2 |
50.2 |
49.9 |
49.8 |
- |
| Females |
% |
49.8 |
49.8 |
50.1 |
50.2 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.8 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
19.5 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.4 |
18.0 |
17.4 |
17.0 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.8 |
23.2 |
22.4 |
22.1 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.9 |
24.6 |
24.9 |
24.5 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.1 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
15.2 |
15.3 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.6 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.8 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.8 |
11.7 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
3 390 |
3 162 |
3 087 |
3 024 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 266 |
1 428 |
1 479 |
1 551 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
936 |
1 008 |
1 032 |
993 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
5 592 |
5 598 |
5 598 |
5 568 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
606 |
507 |
534 |
549 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
348 |
309 |
249 |
267 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
954 |
816 |
783 |
816 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
720 |
873 |
558 |
597 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
39 |
69 |
213 |
237 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
759 |
942 |
771 |
834 |
- |
|
|
|