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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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Unemployed persons |
no. |
422 |
281 |
292 |
333 |
220 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
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|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 051 |
1 302 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
7.2 |
10.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 810 |
8 141 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 895 |
5 736 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
242.2 |
258.7 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 089 |
45 105 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
6 946 |
7 038 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
249.4 |
269.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 902 |
38 267 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
713 |
715 |
723 |
734 |
761 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
np |
np |
np |
np |
Carers Payment |
no. |
49 |
49 |
60 |
68 |
64 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
346 |
330 |
327 |
313 |
307 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
259 |
246 |
226 |
208 |
172 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
370 |
355 |
326 |
293 |
249 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
234 |
204 |
172 |
139 |
126 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.4 |
55.3 |
56.5 |
58.1 |
58.4 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 974 |
34 579 |
36 722 |
38 498 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 305 |
17 993 |
18 395 |
19 630 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 380 |
3 714 |
4 106 |
5 521 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
17 191 |
18 255 |
19 383 |
20 595 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 078 |
1 954 |
2 212 |
2 078 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
220.5 |
234.2 |
250.2 |
271.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
51.7 |
51.6 |
51.5 |
51.2 |
- |
Females |
% |
48.3 |
48.4 |
48.5 |
48.8 |
- |
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|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
23.3 |
22.3 |
21.7 |
20.8 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.3 |
23.1 |
22.8 |
23.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.8 |
19.0 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.6 |
20.7 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
13.8 |
15.1 |
15.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
- |
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Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.5 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
12.6 |
12.7 |
13.3 |
13.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.8 |
19.9 |
19.9 |
20.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.2 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
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|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
290.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 282.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
179.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
347.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
57.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
16.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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|
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Non-employing businesses |
no. |
768 |
717 |
723 |
714 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
282 |
300 |
309 |
318 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
303 |
327 |
327 |
318 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 353 |
1 344 |
1 359 |
1 350 |
- |
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|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
147 |
189 |
135 |
114 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
96 |
54 |
48 |
96 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
243 |
243 |
183 |
210 |
- |
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Non-employing business exits |
no. |
222 |
210 |
111 |
111 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
0 |
57 |
39 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
228 |
210 |
168 |
150 |
- |
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