|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
604 |
735 |
681 |
628 |
568 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.0 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 944 |
3 400 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
22.0 |
29.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 473 |
8 658 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 018 |
6 866 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
257.3 |
272.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
36 666 |
39 636 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 962 |
10 266 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
279.3 |
301.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
28 039 |
29 377 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
3 214 |
3 357 |
3 437 |
3 521 |
3 688 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
30 |
30 |
34 |
30 |
34 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
192 |
231 |
262 |
283 |
312 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 186 |
1 242 |
1 276 |
1 256 |
1 342 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
856 |
806 |
823 |
799 |
809 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
593 |
582 |
572 |
540 |
496 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
418 |
386 |
378 |
359 |
342 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
68.4 |
68.5 |
67.5 |
69.3 |
69.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
26 741 |
28 042 |
29 370 |
30 743 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
10 303 |
10 481 |
10 934 |
11 790 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 034 |
4 392 |
4 943 |
5 697 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 381 |
20 270 |
21 343 |
23 050 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
1 758 |
1 885 |
1 745 |
1 948 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
228.4 |
245.9 |
265.9 |
293.4 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
52.7 |
52.4 |
51.9 |
51.3 |
- |
Females |
% |
47.3 |
47.6 |
48.1 |
48.7 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
15.5 |
16.4 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
16.6 |
15.3 |
15.2 |
14.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.5 |
24.0 |
22.5 |
21.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
25.3 |
25.5 |
26.5 |
27.1 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
15.1 |
15.6 |
16.5 |
17.3 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.0 |
14.9 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.7 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.9 |
18.2 |
17.6 |
18.2 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.4 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
15.6 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
14.8 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.6 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
na |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 152 |
1 068 |
1 065 |
1 050 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
345 |
369 |
432 |
444 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
234 |
246 |
249 |
255 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 731 |
1 683 |
1 746 |
1 749 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
165 |
195 |
186 |
168 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
69 |
93 |
69 |
63 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
234 |
288 |
255 |
231 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
246 |
207 |
147 |
123 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
9 |
63 |
66 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
252 |
216 |
210 |
189 |
- |
|
|
|