|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 645 |
1 316 |
1 235 |
1 273 |
1 689 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
6.2 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
4 645 |
5 511 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
28.5 |
40.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 138 |
7 403 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
22 917 |
22 381 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
890.1 |
956.5 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 840 |
42 736 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
27 562 |
27 892 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
918.6 |
997.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 329 |
35 755 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 771 |
3 932 |
4 025 |
4 110 |
4 275 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
0 |
0 |
np |
5 |
5 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
293 |
360 |
392 |
426 |
488 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 976 |
2 035 |
2 029 |
2 044 |
2 144 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 351 |
1 276 |
1 267 |
1 258 |
1 219 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 225 |
1 213 |
1 195 |
1 089 |
994 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 346 |
1 270 |
1 269 |
1 242 |
1 231 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
57.9 |
57.2 |
58.3 |
58.7 |
58.4 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 883 |
35 143 |
35 996 |
37 003 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 201 |
13 073 |
13 220 |
14 771 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 571 |
2 734 |
2 986 |
3 763 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
13 828 |
15 162 |
16 740 |
17 451 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 030 |
1 853 |
1 827 |
2 489 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
858.9 |
901.5 |
929.1 |
983.5 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
54.5 |
54.7 |
54.6 |
54.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
45.5 |
45.3 |
45.4 |
45.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.0 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.6 |
20.3 |
20.4 |
20.8 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.1 |
22.0 |
21.2 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
23.5 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.7 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.1 |
15.5 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
14.9 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
14.7 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
364.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
5 930.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
200.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
447.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
83.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
18.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 217 |
2 190 |
2 139 |
2 220 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
723 |
891 |
927 |
951 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
453 |
486 |
483 |
501 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
3 393 |
3 567 |
3 549 |
3 672 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
492 |
534 |
429 |
537 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
192 |
219 |
156 |
177 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
684 |
753 |
585 |
714 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
597 |
534 |
456 |
441 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
30 |
27 |
147 |
132 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
627 |
561 |
603 |
573 |
- |
|
|
|