|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 285 |
1 501 |
1 412 |
1 196 |
973 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.6 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 494 |
7 432 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
49.9 |
65.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 677 |
8 817 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
20 137 |
19 935 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
779.6 |
864.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 717 |
43 342 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
26 631 |
27 367 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
829.5 |
929.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
31 148 |
33 966 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
9 437 |
9 571 |
9 569 |
9 658 |
10 024 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
84 |
82 |
79 |
77 |
69 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
403 |
435 |
482 |
508 |
553 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 961 |
2 944 |
2 906 |
2 783 |
2 791 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 520 |
1 428 |
1 392 |
1 252 |
1 230 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
1 460 |
1 446 |
1 419 |
1 298 |
1 159 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
901 |
846 |
849 |
790 |
734 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.6 |
57.0 |
57.2 |
57.4 |
54.1 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 682 |
30 921 |
32 598 |
34 503 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 533 |
16 110 |
15 689 |
17 422 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
5 498 |
6 207 |
6 808 |
7 628 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 757 |
20 226 |
21 601 |
23 234 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 513 |
2 837 |
2 757 |
3 167 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
685.6 |
751.3 |
823.0 |
917.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.9 |
49.8 |
49.9 |
49.4 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.1 |
50.2 |
50.1 |
50.6 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.4 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
18.4 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
18.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
23.1 |
22.2 |
22.2 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.8 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.6 |
13.8 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.3 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
10.1 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.0 |
18.8 |
19.3 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
13.8 |
13.6 |
13.5 |
13.6 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
11.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.0 |
9.9 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
454.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
9 990.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
310.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
501.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
47.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
9.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 349 |
2 208 |
2 214 |
2 229 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
678 |
762 |
798 |
900 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
474 |
507 |
504 |
513 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 501 |
3 477 |
3 516 |
3 642 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
522 |
483 |
438 |
408 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
198 |
195 |
195 |
210 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
720 |
678 |
633 |
618 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
552 |
552 |
435 |
447 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
33 |
27 |
123 |
111 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
585 |
579 |
558 |
558 |
- |
|
|
|