|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
6 343 |
5 185 |
4 498 |
4 832 |
5 031 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.9 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 773 |
19 802 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
109.4 |
150.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 520 |
7 621 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
67 716 |
66 838 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 797.0 |
2 939.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 305 |
43 972 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
84 489 |
86 640 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 906.4 |
3 089.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 399 |
35 664 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
18 609 |
18 595 |
18 611 |
18 704 |
19 226 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
52 |
52 |
56 |
51 |
47 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
1 113 |
1 395 |
1 650 |
1 943 |
2 373 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
5 649 |
5 697 |
5 565 |
5 746 |
6 035 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
4 362 |
4 382 |
4 536 |
4 504 |
4 362 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
3 815 |
3 950 |
3 913 |
3 753 |
3 490 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
3 843 |
3 830 |
3 933 |
3 854 |
3 921 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
61.4 |
58.5 |
60.0 |
61.1 |
63.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
36 584 |
37 944 |
39 158 |
40 112 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
13 319 |
13 270 |
13 521 |
14 701 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
1 804 |
1 748 |
2 092 |
2 269 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 166 |
17 815 |
19 130 |
20 867 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 695 |
2 023 |
2 222 |
2 503 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 670.1 |
2 801.7 |
2 945.9 |
3 125.1 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
54.8 |
54.8 |
54.6 |
54.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
45.2 |
45.2 |
45.4 |
45.8 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.9 |
24.4 |
24.2 |
24.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.9 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.5 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.9 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
15.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
10.7 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.9 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
18.3 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.0 |
10.9 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
530.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
30 939.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
304.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
611.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
80.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
9 090 |
8 412 |
8 370 |
8 385 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
3 216 |
3 855 |
4 128 |
4 482 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 977 |
2 130 |
2 121 |
2 118 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
14 283 |
14 397 |
14 619 |
14 985 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
2 130 |
1 803 |
1 725 |
1 809 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
726 |
948 |
912 |
1 059 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
2 856 |
2 751 |
2 637 |
2 868 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
2 406 |
2 439 |
1 641 |
1 740 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
123 |
147 |
642 |
717 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
2 529 |
2 586 |
2 283 |
2 457 |
- |
|
|
|