|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
4 144 |
3 971 |
4 883 |
5 629 |
4 036 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.0 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 837 |
16 407 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
81.2 |
115.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
5 866 |
7 061 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
68 774 |
68 077 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 834.9 |
3 000.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 221 |
44 080 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
82 611 |
84 484 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 916.1 |
3 116.7 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 299 |
36 890 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
11 358 |
10 623 |
11 451 |
11 742 |
12 261 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
1 119 |
1 287 |
1 588 |
1 859 |
2 279 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
5 403 |
5 123 |
5 296 |
5 476 |
5 642 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
4 413 |
4 354 |
4 489 |
4 342 |
4 303 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
4 338 |
4 195 |
4 212 |
4 038 |
3 691 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 370 |
3 178 |
3 340 |
3 240 |
3 340 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.6 |
58.5 |
60.6 |
61.1 |
60.2 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 064 |
38 460 |
39 728 |
41 163 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 017 |
14 008 |
14 024 |
14 461 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 008 |
706 |
741 |
1 246 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 382 |
17 555 |
18 307 |
19 885 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 171 |
2 270 |
2 860 |
3 397 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 748.2 |
2 839.3 |
2 980.0 |
3 187.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
55.1 |
54.9 |
54.5 |
54.4 |
- |
| Females |
% |
44.9 |
45.1 |
45.5 |
45.6 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.6 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.9 |
26.2 |
25.6 |
25.1 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.4 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.8 |
19.2 |
19.6 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.3 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.1 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
13.2 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.8 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.3 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
12.7 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.2 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
11.2 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
444.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
23 519.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
248.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
555.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
110.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
19.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
8 409 |
7 956 |
7 974 |
7 869 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
2 931 |
3 564 |
3 795 |
3 948 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 461 |
1 620 |
1 593 |
1 602 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
12 801 |
13 140 |
13 362 |
13 419 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 109 |
1 761 |
1 641 |
1 692 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
774 |
858 |
783 |
861 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
2 883 |
2 619 |
2 424 |
2 553 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 313 |
2 361 |
1 716 |
1 830 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
99 |
159 |
585 |
585 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
2 412 |
2 520 |
2 301 |
2 415 |
- |
|
|
|