|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
867 |
665 |
839 |
697 |
570 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
8.7 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
6.1 |
4.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 920 |
3 468 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
23.0 |
29.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 861 |
8 442 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 162 |
11 573 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
434.7 |
498.9 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
38 941 |
43 113 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 082 |
15 041 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
457.6 |
528.2 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
32 496 |
35 119 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
1 802 |
1 898 |
1 984 |
2 063 |
2 227 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
13 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
87 |
104 |
112 |
120 |
126 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
628 |
622 |
658 |
646 |
657 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
737 |
709 |
616 |
573 |
528 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
791 |
738 |
707 |
647 |
572 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
419 |
401 |
391 |
360 |
328 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
54.1 |
50.8 |
54.2 |
50.8 |
52.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 394 |
31 134 |
33 018 |
34 690 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 677 |
18 074 |
14 385 |
16 775 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 614 |
5 420 |
6 347 |
7 094 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 371 |
20 675 |
24 735 |
26 028 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
4 172 |
5 109 |
4 659 |
6 273 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
351.5 |
411.1 |
455.4 |
525.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
49.5 |
49.7 |
49.9 |
49.5 |
- |
Females |
% |
50.5 |
50.3 |
50.1 |
50.5 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.7 |
18.2 |
18.5 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
24.1 |
23.0 |
21.9 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
26.2 |
25.2 |
25.1 |
24.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.9 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
9.7 |
10.4 |
11.3 |
11.9 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
15.2 |
15.4 |
15.6 |
15.7 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
11.5 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
18.9 |
18.6 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
12.0 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.3 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
427.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 850.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
289.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
490.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
62.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 173 |
1 179 |
1 251 |
1 302 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
375 |
471 |
540 |
648 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
213 |
234 |
222 |
231 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 761 |
1 884 |
2 013 |
2 181 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
333 |
315 |
315 |
363 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
150 |
105 |
111 |
198 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
483 |
420 |
426 |
561 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
321 |
324 |
255 |
273 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
27 |
84 |
60 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
330 |
351 |
339 |
333 |
- |
|
|
|