|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
4 280 |
3 914 |
4 766 |
5 549 |
3 902 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
8.0 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
7.2 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 065 |
11 884 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
62.7 |
88.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 227 |
7 454 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
39 091 |
38 140 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 442.3 |
1 507.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 897 |
39 513 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
49 156 |
50 024 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 505.0 |
1 595.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
30 617 |
31 896 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
11 524 |
11 649 |
11 661 |
11 896 |
12 146 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
12 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
1 088 |
1 347 |
1 606 |
1 966 |
2 411 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
4 260 |
4 251 |
4 243 |
4 417 |
4 659 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
5 833 |
5 574 |
5 599 |
5 367 |
5 241 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
4 104 |
4 117 |
4 024 |
3 818 |
3 497 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 864 |
3 619 |
3 622 |
3 517 |
3 674 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
64.3 |
63.9 |
63.6 |
64.5 |
62.7 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 019 |
34 056 |
35 196 |
36 269 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 650 |
13 580 |
13 334 |
14 349 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 221 |
870 |
1 124 |
1 159 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
14 982 |
15 330 |
16 459 |
18 050 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 029 |
2 139 |
3 178 |
2 914 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 395.2 |
1 451.0 |
1 513.8 |
1 601.9 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
58.6 |
58.2 |
57.9 |
57.4 |
- |
| Females |
% |
41.4 |
41.8 |
42.1 |
42.6 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.8 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
19.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.8 |
26.1 |
25.7 |
25.5 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.1 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.1 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
20.0 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
4.4 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
9.5 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.1 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
15.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
21.3 |
21.0 |
20.6 |
19.9 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
- |
|
|
| 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. |
5 268 |
4 854 |
4 719 |
4 731 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 893 |
2 280 |
2 397 |
2 685 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
942 |
981 |
951 |
945 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
8 103 |
8 115 |
8 067 |
8 361 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 350 |
1 095 |
1 011 |
1 089 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
504 |
540 |
561 |
606 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
1 854 |
1 635 |
1 572 |
1 695 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 554 |
1 533 |
1 077 |
1 062 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
75 |
81 |
375 |
486 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
1 629 |
1 614 |
1 452 |
1 548 |
- |
|
|
|