|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
568 |
595 |
591 |
704 |
681 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 614 |
2 073 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
10.2 |
15.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 320 |
7 301 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 611 |
10 242 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
416.3 |
480.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 310 |
46 892 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 225 |
12 315 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
426.5 |
495.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 992 |
40 228 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
910 |
990 |
1 056 |
1 144 |
1 232 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
5 |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
74 |
85 |
105 |
125 |
152 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
452 |
501 |
533 |
571 |
624 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
374 |
381 |
409 |
471 |
514 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
520 |
593 |
633 |
615 |
617 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
310 |
339 |
323 |
361 |
391 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
56.3 |
58.3 |
58.0 |
55.7 |
54.5 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 695 |
39 481 |
41 104 |
42 759 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
12 971 |
12 193 |
11 811 |
12 795 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 884 |
2 850 |
3 051 |
3 889 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 132 |
16 934 |
18 426 |
19 945 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 733 |
1 923 |
2 319 |
2 401 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
332.5 |
382.0 |
437.4 |
505.4 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
54.0 |
53.8 |
53.5 |
53.2 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.0 |
46.2 |
46.5 |
46.8 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.5 |
17.4 |
17.0 |
16.9 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
27.7 |
28.4 |
28.2 |
28.1 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
25.8 |
25.5 |
25.6 |
25.8 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.0 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.1 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.5 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
12.1 |
12.0 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.7 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.8 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.8 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
314.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 128.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
179.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
402.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
88.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
21.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
567 |
564 |
543 |
525 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
192 |
243 |
264 |
261 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
63 |
75 |
72 |
63 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
822 |
882 |
879 |
849 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
132 |
159 |
171 |
111 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
33 |
48 |
51 |
66 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
165 |
207 |
222 |
177 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
126 |
171 |
114 |
108 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
9 |
30 |
42 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
132 |
180 |
144 |
150 |
- |
|
|
|