|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 548 |
1 656 |
1 408 |
1 191 |
1 206 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.3 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 951 |
4 821 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
23.8 |
34.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 025 |
7 051 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 415 |
19 847 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
816.8 |
845.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 009 |
42 604 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
24 366 |
24 668 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
840.6 |
879.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 499 |
35 656 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 590 |
2 763 |
2 860 |
2 981 |
3 165 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
7 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
185 |
213 |
240 |
280 |
332 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 405 |
1 442 |
1 415 |
1 410 |
1 471 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
752 |
663 |
635 |
542 |
523 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
805 |
839 |
814 |
719 |
639 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 016 |
956 |
939 |
940 |
850 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
55.5 |
55.5 |
54.4 |
57.3 |
52.8 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 866 |
35 917 |
37 242 |
38 353 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 589 |
12 941 |
12 332 |
13 569 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 192 |
2 097 |
2 531 |
2 615 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 457 |
15 799 |
17 336 |
18 540 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 414 |
1 349 |
1 552 |
1 758 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
772.2 |
810.1 |
853.2 |
895.1 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
52.6 |
52.8 |
52.8 |
52.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
47.4 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
47.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.0 |
20.5 |
20.3 |
20.5 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
23.3 |
22.4 |
21.9 |
21.4 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.6 |
25.9 |
25.0 |
24.3 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.0 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
22.4 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.2 |
9.0 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.4 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
20.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
- |
|
|
| 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. |
1 494 |
1 503 |
1 506 |
1 560 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
489 |
597 |
639 |
690 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
201 |
243 |
237 |
240 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
2 184 |
2 343 |
2 382 |
2 490 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
294 |
357 |
351 |
342 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
144 |
141 |
147 |
165 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
438 |
498 |
498 |
507 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
357 |
363 |
315 |
288 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
9 |
93 |
102 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
372 |
372 |
408 |
390 |
- |
|
|
|