|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 086 |
1 171 |
1 014 |
920 |
994 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
3 516 |
4 225 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
27.9 |
38.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 935 |
9 127 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
15 293 |
15 069 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
618.1 |
661.0 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
40 420 |
43 865 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
18 809 |
19 294 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
646.0 |
699.6 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
34 348 |
36 258 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
5 577 |
5 575 |
5 484 |
5 511 |
5 582 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
29 |
25 |
31 |
32 |
29 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
143 |
155 |
178 |
199 |
207 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 698 |
1 740 |
1 755 |
1 757 |
1 842 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
864 |
844 |
818 |
748 |
721 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
702 |
687 |
660 |
615 |
567 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
833 |
748 |
757 |
677 |
725 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
63.0 |
62.7 |
65.9 |
62.5 |
57.5 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
32 672 |
34 212 |
35 674 |
37 166 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 422 |
15 954 |
17 224 |
18 299 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
3 995 |
4 527 |
4 660 |
5 118 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
18 552 |
19 376 |
20 214 |
21 501 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 061 |
2 105 |
2 377 |
2 315 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
558.5 |
602.9 |
642.1 |
693.1 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.5 |
50.4 |
49.9 |
49.8 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.5 |
49.6 |
50.1 |
50.2 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
19.4 |
19.3 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.4 |
22.4 |
22.2 |
22.2 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
20.7 |
20.3 |
20.3 |
20.6 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
21.6 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
13.5 |
14.0 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
18.6 |
18.8 |
19.5 |
20.1 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.5 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.7 |
19.8 |
19.6 |
19.7 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.1 |
11.2 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
353.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
5 187.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
242.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
399.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
46.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
11.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
1 254 |
1 173 |
1 176 |
1 236 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
297 |
363 |
345 |
348 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
213 |
246 |
252 |
246 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 764 |
1 782 |
1 773 |
1 830 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
219 |
216 |
246 |
267 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
72 |
75 |
66 |
90 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
291 |
291 |
312 |
357 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
285 |
285 |
216 |
171 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
9 |
9 |
57 |
48 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
294 |
294 |
273 |
219 |
- |
|
|
|