|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 511 |
2 569 |
1 973 |
2 182 |
1 526 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
4.6 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 493 |
8 100 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
40.8 |
60.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 285 |
7 454 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
49 418 |
50 039 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3 182.9 |
3 589.5 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
64 408 |
71 734 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
55 911 |
58 139 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
3 223.7 |
3 649.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
57 658 |
62 779 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 923 |
5 905 |
5 774 |
5 654 |
5 742 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
238 |
246 |
247 |
249 |
259 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
3 177 |
3 221 |
3 090 |
3 112 |
3 073 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
2 924 |
2 536 |
2 504 |
2 077 |
1 822 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
823 |
816 |
754 |
699 |
615 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 368 |
1 290 |
1 196 |
1 149 |
1 037 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.3 |
60.5 |
59.6 |
63.2 |
61.6 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
48 816 |
51 413 |
53 632 |
55 711 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
22 388 |
22 671 |
23 771 |
25 433 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
11 185 |
11 995 |
12 724 |
15 679 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
25 905 |
29 971 |
35 245 |
39 705 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
5 654 |
5 902 |
8 082 |
10 686 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 772.7 |
3 012.9 |
3 249.6 |
3 636.5 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
49.8 |
49.9 |
49.9 |
49.9 |
- |
| Females |
% |
50.2 |
50.1 |
50.1 |
50.1 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
12.5 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
40.8 |
40.4 |
39.7 |
39.2 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.6 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.4 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
16.8 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
17.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
30.5 |
30.7 |
30.5 |
31.0 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
7.7 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
15.6 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
15.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.1 |
10.6 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
500.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
21 552.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
394.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
579.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
79.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
9 582 |
8 919 |
8 961 |
9 321 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
3 114 |
3 693 |
3 900 |
4 188 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
2 553 |
2 742 |
2 715 |
2 712 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
15 249 |
15 354 |
15 576 |
16 221 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 094 |
1 986 |
1 923 |
2 220 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
726 |
960 |
822 |
852 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
2 820 |
2 946 |
2 745 |
3 072 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 205 |
2 514 |
1 896 |
1 797 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
129 |
210 |
645 |
645 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
2 334 |
2 724 |
2 541 |
2 442 |
- |
|
|
|