|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
985 |
981 |
918 |
800 |
847 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 463 |
4 095 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
23.6 |
32.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 821 |
8 013 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
17 397 |
16 919 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
671.8 |
704.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 613 |
41 613 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 860 |
21 014 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
695.4 |
736.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 335 |
35 065 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 932 |
3 053 |
3 108 |
3 213 |
3 344 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
138 |
154 |
161 |
179 |
192 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 172 |
1 214 |
1 218 |
1 225 |
1 252 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
694 |
698 |
697 |
658 |
621 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
887 |
895 |
851 |
758 |
677 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
709 |
622 |
597 |
573 |
551 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
61.2 |
56.5 |
59.2 |
56.9 |
58.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 741 |
34 105 |
35 347 |
36 707 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 065 |
15 470 |
16 089 |
17 008 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 105 |
2 253 |
2 440 |
2 886 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 194 |
17 933 |
18 678 |
19 804 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 351 |
2 388 |
2 495 |
2 421 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
623.8 |
661.6 |
697.7 |
738.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.1 |
51.6 |
51.2 |
51.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.9 |
48.4 |
48.8 |
49.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.0 |
20.2 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
21.4 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
20.5 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.0 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
23.9 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.1 |
12.1 |
13.1 |
13.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.6 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.9 |
19.8 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.5 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.0 |
10.7 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.1 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
324.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 166.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
194.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
391.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
67.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
17.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 290 |
1 305 |
1 314 |
1 326 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
300 |
357 |
366 |
372 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
186 |
216 |
204 |
198 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 776 |
1 878 |
1 884 |
1 896 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
306 |
234 |
279 |
231 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
87 |
51 |
69 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
363 |
321 |
330 |
300 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
279 |
303 |
240 |
231 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
12 |
12 |
42 |
72 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
291 |
315 |
282 |
303 |
- |
|
|
|