|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
571 |
600 |
443 |
385 |
422 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
5.6 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 975 |
2 376 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
15.0 |
21.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 593 |
8 851 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 418 |
10 302 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
544.5 |
610.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
52 262 |
59 255 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
12 393 |
12 678 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
559.5 |
631.5 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
45 143 |
49 808 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 501 |
2 458 |
2 361 |
2 313 |
2 382 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
21 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
32 |
38 |
39 |
42 |
48 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
500 |
503 |
500 |
512 |
510 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
471 |
423 |
400 |
343 |
316 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
223 |
244 |
220 |
180 |
175 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
343 |
335 |
322 |
328 |
335 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
60.4 |
52.4 |
54.0 |
53.6 |
56.7 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
38 728 |
41 133 |
41 890 |
43 564 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
18 870 |
19 123 |
20 200 |
21 728 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
10 281 |
11 350 |
12 460 |
15 524 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
23 208 |
24 165 |
26 369 |
28 602 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 665 |
3 127 |
3 431 |
4 023 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
469.4 |
516.4 |
555.9 |
619.9 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.4 |
50.2 |
49.9 |
50.0 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.6 |
49.8 |
50.1 |
50.0 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.3 |
18.7 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.1 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
21.6 |
20.7 |
20.2 |
19.3 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.1 |
21.8 |
21.6 |
21.6 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.0 |
14.0 |
14.8 |
15.2 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
12.6 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
22.2 |
22.1 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
8.0 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
20.1 |
19.9 |
19.4 |
19.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.5 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
9.6 |
9.6 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
464.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
4 538.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
353.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
518.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
54.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
10.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 215 |
1 176 |
1 197 |
1 212 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
339 |
420 |
462 |
477 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
294 |
321 |
324 |
336 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 848 |
1 917 |
1 983 |
2 025 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
207 |
219 |
237 |
234 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
60 |
90 |
72 |
90 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
267 |
309 |
309 |
324 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
177 |
258 |
195 |
213 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
24 |
24 |
90 |
69 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
201 |
282 |
285 |
282 |
- |
|
|
|