|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
267 |
198 |
230 |
147 |
149 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
15.1 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
706 |
813 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.9 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 347 |
7 226 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 530 |
1 475 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
53.6 |
57.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 009 |
38 899 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 236 |
2 288 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
58.0 |
63.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
25 959 |
27 644 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
445 |
476 |
503 |
529 |
573 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
0 |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
81 |
91 |
96 |
110 |
116 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
449 |
485 |
494 |
484 |
479 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
252 |
244 |
216 |
224 |
250 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
154 |
156 |
142 |
128 |
111 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
127 |
135 |
110 |
103 |
116 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
66.7 |
63.5 |
67.0 |
63.3 |
59.2 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
24 172 |
26 142 |
27 466 |
30 111 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
6 141 |
7 627 |
8 955 |
9 391 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 534 |
3 354 |
3 545 |
3 794 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 488 |
15 687 |
16 657 |
17 683 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 156 |
2 050 |
3 283 |
2 428 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
42.9 |
48.4 |
53.8 |
60.2 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
55.9 |
56.0 |
56.3 |
55.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
44.1 |
44.0 |
43.7 |
44.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.3 |
18.0 |
17.7 |
16.0 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
16.0 |
14.5 |
13.3 |
13.6 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.8 |
23.8 |
23.7 |
24.2 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
24.9 |
24.6 |
25.1 |
25.7 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
15.6 |
16.6 |
17.6 |
17.4 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.1 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.4 |
13.8 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.6 |
9.9 |
10.5 |
11.7 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
32.2 |
32.7 |
33.8 |
31.4 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.1 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
294.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
513.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
189.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
334.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
40.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
345 |
345 |
336 |
342 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
105 |
111 |
99 |
111 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
39 |
54 |
69 |
75 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
489 |
510 |
504 |
528 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
45 |
51 |
48 |
54 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
6 |
21 |
21 |
39 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
51 |
72 |
69 |
93 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
63 |
78 |
66 |
42 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
3 |
15 |
15 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
75 |
81 |
81 |
57 |
- |
|
|
|