|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 067 |
2 034 |
1 994 |
2 238 |
2 092 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 135 |
7 737 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
38.0 |
56.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 190 |
7 294 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
35 523 |
36 610 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 526.7 |
1 681.2 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
42 977 |
45 921 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
41 658 |
44 347 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
1 564.7 |
1 737.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
37 559 |
39 182 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 535 |
3 759 |
3 906 |
4 241 |
4 462 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
14 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
270 |
336 |
375 |
437 |
520 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 721 |
1 883 |
1 914 |
2 002 |
2 159 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 493 |
1 477 |
1 498 |
1 616 |
1 653 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 820 |
1 973 |
1 946 |
1 898 |
1 866 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 345 |
1 335 |
1 363 |
1 387 |
1 447 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
55.9 |
56.7 |
56.6 |
53.6 |
57.5 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
37 450 |
38 913 |
40 489 |
42 036 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 557 |
12 310 |
12 807 |
13 200 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 292 |
2 388 |
2 611 |
2 879 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
16 409 |
17 341 |
18 329 |
19 638 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 480 |
1 882 |
2 112 |
2 227 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
1 314.2 |
1 443.0 |
1 600.3 |
1 777.8 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.8 |
53.7 |
53.7 |
53.5 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.2 |
46.3 |
46.3 |
46.5 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
17.8 |
18.1 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
26.1 |
25.6 |
25.5 |
25.6 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
27.1 |
26.6 |
26.3 |
25.9 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.9 |
20.1 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
8.3 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
12.2 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
9.0 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
337.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
8 319.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
193.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
422.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
84.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
20.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 811 |
2 631 |
2 667 |
2 718 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
1 008 |
1 233 |
1 335 |
1 437 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
750 |
822 |
828 |
795 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
4 569 |
4 686 |
4 830 |
4 950 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
696 |
654 |
606 |
690 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
258 |
306 |
288 |
336 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
954 |
960 |
894 |
1 026 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
741 |
756 |
600 |
522 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
27 |
24 |
216 |
234 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
768 |
780 |
816 |
756 |
- |
|
|
|