|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 208 |
1 771 |
1 468 |
1 507 |
1 388 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
9.5 |
13.1 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
10.3 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 705 |
4 379 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
28.2 |
37.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 624 |
8 664 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
13 070 |
12 400 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
517.5 |
527.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
39 593 |
42 554 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
16 775 |
16 779 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
545.7 |
565.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 532 |
33 709 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 177 |
4 328 |
4 372 |
4 486 |
4 719 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
13 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
268 |
309 |
339 |
375 |
394 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 804 |
1 821 |
1 825 |
1 859 |
1 944 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 043 |
1 058 |
1 121 |
1 191 |
1 168 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 180 |
1 163 |
1 119 |
1 114 |
1 004 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
651 |
670 |
663 |
703 |
696 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
67.4 |
65.5 |
67.0 |
65.5 |
69.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 448 |
33 734 |
34 898 |
35 840 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 381 |
15 122 |
14 194 |
15 267 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 314 |
4 186 |
4 577 |
5 173 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 324 |
19 774 |
20 960 |
22 548 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 296 |
2 232 |
2 356 |
2 591 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
509.5 |
531.4 |
547.1 |
569.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
53.3 |
53.0 |
52.9 |
52.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
46.7 |
47.0 |
47.1 |
47.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.2 |
20.4 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.9 |
20.5 |
19.6 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.3 |
22.6 |
22.5 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.8 |
22.0 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.6 |
12.3 |
13.2 |
13.6 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.8 |
15.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.5 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
17.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.3 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.3 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.2 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
10.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
13.3 |
12.4 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
390.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 688.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
251.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
443.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
52.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 230 |
1 095 |
1 137 |
1 122 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
624 |
705 |
741 |
729 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
561 |
585 |
576 |
597 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
2 415 |
2 385 |
2 454 |
2 448 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
246 |
237 |
228 |
237 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
183 |
123 |
144 |
117 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
429 |
360 |
372 |
354 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
348 |
351 |
156 |
204 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
30 |
132 |
108 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
381 |
381 |
288 |
312 |
- |
|
|
|