|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
484 |
361 |
463 |
382 |
253 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.7 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 287 |
1 515 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
9.2 |
12.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 184 |
8 025 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 447 |
5 404 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
236.1 |
264.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 341 |
48 851 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 734 |
6 919 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
245.3 |
276.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 430 |
39 912 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
781 |
767 |
757 |
777 |
825 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
4 |
np |
4 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
23 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
37 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
298 |
309 |
314 |
310 |
329 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
336 |
328 |
281 |
234 |
204 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
327 |
306 |
276 |
225 |
211 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
312 |
291 |
291 |
267 |
218 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
51.1 |
43.3 |
44.7 |
46.9 |
47.8 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
30 766 |
32 460 |
33 513 |
34 984 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 036 |
15 737 |
15 284 |
16 868 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
8 395 |
8 309 |
9 280 |
11 105 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 923 |
24 267 |
27 456 |
28 705 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 342 |
3 407 |
4 057 |
3 236 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
201.1 |
221.3 |
234.3 |
260.1 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.8 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
49.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.2 |
50.7 |
50.4 |
50.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
26.1 |
26.2 |
26.6 |
27.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.5 |
20.3 |
19.7 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
20.3 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.3 |
21.3 |
20.5 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.3 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.0 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.1 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.8 |
14.5 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.3 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.8 |
18.8 |
19.9 |
20.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.3 |
13.4 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
8.0 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.3 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
473.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
2 480.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
355.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
527.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
53.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 023 |
981 |
1 023 |
1 119 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
282 |
345 |
375 |
429 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
321 |
363 |
336 |
354 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 626 |
1 689 |
1 734 |
1 902 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
207 |
180 |
234 |
300 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
87 |
102 |
84 |
102 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
294 |
282 |
318 |
402 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
207 |
297 |
132 |
195 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
27 |
15 |
81 |
63 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
234 |
312 |
213 |
258 |
- |
|
|
|