|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
836 |
707 |
761 |
706 |
569 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
11.6 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 008 |
2 443 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
14.5 |
20.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 239 |
8 297 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 209 |
7 370 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
262.5 |
294.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 412 |
39 977 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 217 |
9 813 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
277.0 |
314.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 056 |
32 090 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 918 |
1 982 |
2 004 |
2 055 |
2 154 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
111 |
134 |
153 |
175 |
194 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
928 |
963 |
967 |
981 |
1 033 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
634 |
587 |
551 |
540 |
479 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
738 |
720 |
720 |
662 |
622 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
409 |
388 |
364 |
353 |
327 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
59.7 |
55.9 |
58.7 |
55.6 |
54.6 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 945 |
30 279 |
31 686 |
33 288 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 701 |
15 814 |
16 236 |
16 302 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 249 |
3 092 |
3 706 |
4 515 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 675 |
17 245 |
18 560 |
19 837 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 170 |
2 402 |
2 062 |
2 717 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
232.1 |
248.5 |
273.2 |
311.4 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.6 |
53.6 |
53.1 |
52.9 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.4 |
46.4 |
46.9 |
47.1 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.3 |
22.0 |
22.6 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.8 |
20.9 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.3 |
21.8 |
21.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.4 |
21.2 |
21.4 |
20.6 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.3 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.5 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.8 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
11.8 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.3 |
17.7 |
17.3 |
17.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.0 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
11.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.0 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.3 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.2 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
264.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 760.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
167.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
313.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
49.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
747 |
678 |
699 |
693 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
234 |
282 |
318 |
357 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
171 |
180 |
201 |
195 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 152 |
1 140 |
1 218 |
1 245 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
150 |
144 |
144 |
195 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
63 |
69 |
48 |
84 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
213 |
213 |
192 |
279 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
186 |
195 |
132 |
183 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
6 |
51 |
81 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
195 |
201 |
183 |
264 |
- |
|
|
|