|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
683 |
517 |
680 |
619 |
497 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.4 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 766 |
3 379 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
22.4 |
31.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
8 097 |
9 294 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
9 106 |
9 215 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
373.5 |
412.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 011 |
44 724 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 872 |
12 594 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
395.8 |
443.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
33 343 |
35 218 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 927 |
3 058 |
3 152 |
3 270 |
3 548 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
13 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
111 |
114 |
120 |
140 |
158 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
714 |
712 |
734 |
774 |
783 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
593 |
557 |
545 |
512 |
490 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
607 |
616 |
592 |
527 |
458 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
374 |
369 |
358 |
334 |
307 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
58.5 |
55.3 |
56.1 |
55.9 |
55.2 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 818 |
31 387 |
33 201 |
34 834 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
16 656 |
15 674 |
17 000 |
16 943 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
6 428 |
6 546 |
8 124 |
8 643 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 480 |
19 956 |
21 643 |
23 635 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 780 |
3 091 |
3 600 |
3 989 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
303.0 |
338.9 |
389.2 |
438.2 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.8 |
50.5 |
50.5 |
50.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.2 |
49.5 |
49.5 |
50.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.6 |
19.8 |
19.6 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
19.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.2 |
21.5 |
22.1 |
22.5 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.5 |
21.0 |
20.6 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
14.0 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
15.0 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
13.2 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.3 |
19.5 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
11.9 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
11.1 |
11.4 |
11.0 |
10.4 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.6 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
463.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 659.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
298.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
526.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
62.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
984 |
1 050 |
1 041 |
1 074 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
282 |
351 |
399 |
420 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
168 |
189 |
195 |
219 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 434 |
1 590 |
1 635 |
1 713 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
243 |
264 |
207 |
276 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
81 |
87 |
84 |
99 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
324 |
351 |
291 |
375 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
246 |
246 |
216 |
291 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
6 |
6 |
69 |
48 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
252 |
252 |
285 |
339 |
- |
|
|
|