|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
114 |
102 |
111 |
78 |
64 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.5 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
251 |
293 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
8 056 |
8 910 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 300 |
1 312 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
57.1 |
62.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 928 |
47 479 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 551 |
1 605 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
59.1 |
64.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 123 |
40 438 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
301 |
304 |
293 |
294 |
294 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
94 |
98 |
92 |
88 |
91 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
83 |
65 |
63 |
54 |
50 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
77 |
75 |
74 |
63 |
58 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
61 |
55 |
44 |
39 |
39 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.0 |
55.9 |
60.5 |
60.1 |
53.5 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
34 907 |
36 570 |
38 584 |
40 701 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 406 |
18 782 |
20 138 |
23 852 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 077 |
4 158 |
4 717 |
4 895 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 671 |
16 678 |
18 399 |
19 517 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 259 |
1 204 |
1 419 |
1 755 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
51.5 |
55.2 |
59.1 |
65.3 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.2 |
52.4 |
52.2 |
52.0 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.8 |
47.6 |
47.8 |
48.0 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.6 |
22.2 |
22.1 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.5 |
24.0 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.2 |
22.1 |
21.5 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.8 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.5 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
16.9 |
17.1 |
17.3 |
17.6 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.1 |
18.3 |
17.9 |
17.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.8 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
12.6 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
266.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
314.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
180.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
315.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
49.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
15.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
144 |
141 |
156 |
144 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
54 |
60 |
69 |
78 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
87 |
87 |
90 |
87 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
285 |
288 |
315 |
309 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
21 |
30 |
27 |
33 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
27 |
21 |
21 |
12 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
48 |
51 |
48 |
45 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
42 |
39 |
21 |
15 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
0 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
42 |
48 |
33 |
33 |
- |
|
|
|