|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 170 |
1 369 |
1 250 |
1 247 |
815 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.2 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 627 |
6 620 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
42.1 |
56.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 487 |
8 583 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
23 038 |
22 655 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
986.8 |
1 052.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 834 |
46 476 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
28 665 |
29 275 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 028.9 |
1 109.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 895 |
37 907 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 391 |
5 516 |
5 626 |
5 740 |
6 123 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
28 |
30 |
31 |
26 |
24 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
163 |
177 |
202 |
220 |
259 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 235 |
1 259 |
1 320 |
1 333 |
1 424 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
919 |
913 |
902 |
932 |
854 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
861 |
896 |
869 |
866 |
788 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 137 |
1 121 |
1 121 |
1 131 |
1 096 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.1 |
61.2 |
58.3 |
57.0 |
60.6 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 657 |
36 235 |
37 310 |
38 486 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 880 |
14 902 |
14 554 |
15 667 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 479 |
5 826 |
6 363 |
7 096 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 649 |
18 900 |
20 369 |
21 854 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 611 |
1 563 |
1 641 |
2 305 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
898.2 |
970.6 |
1 036.3 |
1 117.1 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
52.3 |
52.3 |
51.9 |
51.7 |
- |
| Females |
% |
47.7 |
47.7 |
48.1 |
48.3 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.2 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
20.4 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.1 |
21.3 |
21.0 |
20.8 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.2 |
20.8 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.2 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.0 |
12.5 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
20.0 |
20.3 |
20.5 |
21.1 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.9 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
17.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
10.3 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
434.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 917.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
275.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
490.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
55.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 830 |
1 797 |
1 767 |
1 794 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
681 |
747 |
789 |
852 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
357 |
411 |
390 |
396 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
2 868 |
2 955 |
2 946 |
3 042 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
312 |
366 |
336 |
360 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
162 |
162 |
129 |
135 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
474 |
528 |
465 |
495 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
435 |
432 |
333 |
315 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
21 |
39 |
81 |
117 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
456 |
471 |
414 |
432 |
- |
|
|
|