|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
548 |
505 |
579 |
455 |
384 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 368 |
4 072 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
24.9 |
35.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 407 |
8 618 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 289 |
15 095 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
646.1 |
697.5 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 258 |
46 208 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 657 |
19 167 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
671.0 |
732.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 967 |
38 222 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 767 |
2 860 |
2 915 |
3 022 |
3 200 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
11 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
956 |
990 |
981 |
986 |
989 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
613 |
576 |
550 |
538 |
468 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
582 |
603 |
583 |
544 |
492 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
664 |
628 |
652 |
573 |
549 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
66.7 |
np |
np |
67.0 |
np |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 510 |
34 680 |
35 765 |
37 355 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 693 |
17 701 |
17 519 |
19 072 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 797 |
5 828 |
5 499 |
6 170 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 706 |
21 547 |
22 550 |
24 244 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 238 |
3 500 |
3 209 |
3 579 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
581.2 |
629.6 |
669.4 |
729.3 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
49.2 |
49.2 |
49.1 |
49.3 |
- |
| Females |
% |
50.8 |
50.8 |
50.9 |
50.7 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.8 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.2 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.8 |
18.9 |
18.2 |
18.3 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.5 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
22.1 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.8 |
24.5 |
24.7 |
24.3 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.1 |
13.2 |
13.7 |
14.6 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
24.2 |
23.8 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.7 |
18.4 |
17.4 |
17.7 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.0 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.4 |
11.8 |
13.2 |
12.9 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
440.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
5 079.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
274.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
495.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
55.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 395 |
1 314 |
1 341 |
1 383 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
324 |
393 |
459 |
507 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
228 |
231 |
231 |
228 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 947 |
1 938 |
2 031 |
2 118 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
273 |
213 |
204 |
288 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
84 |
84 |
87 |
96 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
357 |
297 |
291 |
384 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
246 |
207 |
210 |
234 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
6 |
54 |
39 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
261 |
213 |
264 |
273 |
- |
|
|
|