|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
812 |
616 |
777 |
682 |
532 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
4.7 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
5 440 |
6 286 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
41.0 |
54.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 530 |
8 595 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
19 491 |
19 535 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
848.8 |
958.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
43 547 |
49 068 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
24 931 |
25 821 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
889.7 |
1 012.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 688 |
39 215 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 216 |
4 374 |
4 489 |
4 585 |
4 894 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
11 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
106 |
106 |
107 |
127 |
158 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
715 |
704 |
755 |
767 |
820 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
660 |
648 |
614 |
514 |
522 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
922 |
908 |
824 |
742 |
626 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
839 |
782 |
834 |
829 |
790 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
49.5 |
48.8 |
47.9 |
54.2 |
46.6 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
31 808 |
33 239 |
34 749 |
36 942 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 644 |
15 797 |
16 735 |
18 658 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
7 473 |
8 225 |
9 146 |
10 908 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
20 300 |
21 700 |
23 295 |
25 332 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
3 400 |
3 721 |
3 876 |
4 138 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
719.9 |
797.5 |
881.6 |
1 002.5 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.2 |
49.4 |
49.2 |
49.1 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.8 |
50.6 |
50.8 |
50.9 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
21.2 |
21.5 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
19.5 |
18.9 |
18.1 |
18.0 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.1 |
23.5 |
23.3 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.1 |
21.9 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.1 |
11.8 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
17.9 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.1 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.3 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.9 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
8.8 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
498.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
7 058.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
312.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
575.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
77.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
2 511 |
2 412 |
2 427 |
2 532 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
819 |
990 |
1 074 |
1 179 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
456 |
516 |
507 |
546 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
3 786 |
3 918 |
4 008 |
4 257 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
558 |
462 |
546 |
657 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
201 |
255 |
264 |
291 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
759 |
717 |
810 |
948 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
630 |
597 |
525 |
468 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
42 |
168 |
174 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
636 |
639 |
693 |
642 |
- |
|
|
|