|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
896 |
966 |
829 |
697 |
727 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
7.4 |
7.8 |
6.8 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
2 553 |
3 011 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
19.1 |
26.3 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 501 |
8 748 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
11 487 |
11 256 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
475.1 |
511.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
41 362 |
45 466 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
14 040 |
14 267 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
494.3 |
538.1 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 205 |
37 717 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
4 138 |
4 098 |
4 031 |
4 009 |
4 001 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
31 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
22 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
111 |
128 |
133 |
152 |
167 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 286 |
1 335 |
1 339 |
1 331 |
1 329 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
706 |
671 |
634 |
554 |
504 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
525 |
505 |
488 |
439 |
373 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
607 |
579 |
550 |
520 |
531 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
65.6 |
62.9 |
63.8 |
62.2 |
59.3 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
33 852 |
35 284 |
36 685 |
38 211 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
15 760 |
15 886 |
16 084 |
16 815 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 854 |
5 342 |
5 554 |
6 632 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
19 258 |
19 914 |
21 315 |
22 538 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 105 |
1 910 |
2 037 |
2 720 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
433.5 |
464.8 |
494.3 |
536.6 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
50.3 |
50.3 |
49.9 |
49.9 |
- |
Females |
% |
49.7 |
49.7 |
50.1 |
50.1 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
18.8 |
18.9 |
18.8 |
19.0 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.0 |
24.8 |
24.7 |
24.8 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
22.6 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
21.4 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
20.6 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
20.2 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
10.9 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
18.5 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.5 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
9.1 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
11.2 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
323.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
3 931.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
233.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
368.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
44.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
960 |
885 |
906 |
945 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
270 |
294 |
297 |
315 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
273 |
294 |
297 |
297 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 503 |
1 473 |
1 500 |
1 557 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
198 |
156 |
153 |
141 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
57 |
81 |
51 |
57 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
255 |
237 |
204 |
198 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
198 |
219 |
168 |
186 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
15 |
9 |
42 |
54 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
213 |
228 |
210 |
240 |
- |
|
|
|