|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
541 |
492 |
499 |
561 |
562 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.6 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 126 |
2 439 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
13.5 |
18.3 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 366 |
7 503 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 925 |
5 780 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
216.0 |
232.8 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 459 |
40 269 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 051 |
8 219 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
229.6 |
251.1 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
28 513 |
30 546 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 999 |
2 051 |
2 045 |
2 059 |
2 154 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
91 |
97 |
116 |
132 |
144 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
757 |
778 |
782 |
800 |
865 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
524 |
522 |
531 |
538 |
544 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
490 |
524 |
469 |
438 |
431 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
401 |
390 |
366 |
354 |
366 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
71.2 |
69.5 |
69.4 |
71.1 |
69.3 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
28 312 |
29 038 |
30 133 |
30 998 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
11 467 |
10 681 |
6 846 |
7 869 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 574 |
5 227 |
6 115 |
6 444 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 133 |
20 419 |
21 945 |
22 210 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 205 |
1 390 |
1 620 |
1 611 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
207.4 |
216.3 |
222.9 |
238.3 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
53.4 |
53.5 |
53.4 |
52.3 |
- |
| Females |
% |
46.6 |
46.5 |
46.6 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.2 |
19.9 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.0 |
20.7 |
19.8 |
18.9 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.4 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.7 |
20.6 |
21.3 |
21.7 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.8 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.2 |
16.0 |
16.8 |
17.8 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.6 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
17.0 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
11.9 |
11.3 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
335.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 097.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
223.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
373.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
37.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 029 |
963 |
1 020 |
972 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
432 |
432 |
441 |
471 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
231 |
246 |
252 |
243 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
1 692 |
1 641 |
1 713 |
1 686 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
159 |
132 |
162 |
99 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
75 |
57 |
75 |
60 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
234 |
189 |
237 |
159 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
216 |
186 |
141 |
156 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
18 |
72 |
72 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
231 |
204 |
213 |
228 |
- |
|
|
|