|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
Unemployed persons |
no. |
1 099 |
1 142 |
1 075 |
998 |
1 080 |
Unemployment rate |
% |
14.2 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
|
|
Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
1 797 |
2 117 |
- |
Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
13.7 |
18.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
7 630 |
8 697 |
- |
|
Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
7 113 |
6 907 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
253.1 |
266.4 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
35 583 |
38 573 |
- |
|
Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
8 910 |
9 024 |
- |
Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
266.8 |
284.8 |
- |
Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
29 945 |
31 564 |
- |
|
|
Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
2 509 |
2 535 |
2 551 |
2 533 |
2 522 |
Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
np |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
Carers Payment |
no. |
137 |
152 |
163 |
189 |
206 |
Disability Support Pension |
no. |
1 376 |
1 376 |
1 394 |
1 406 |
1 462 |
Newstart Allowance |
no. |
746 |
736 |
769 |
723 |
749 |
Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
689 |
660 |
649 |
614 |
559 |
Youth Allowances |
no. |
477 |
468 |
415 |
399 |
412 |
|
Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
66.3 |
61.1 |
65.1 |
66.7 |
64.0 |
|
|
Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
29 547 |
30 939 |
31 823 |
33 142 |
- |
Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
14 393 |
14 502 |
14 885 |
17 074 |
- |
Average Investment Income |
$ |
2 326 |
2 733 |
3 165 |
3 529 |
- |
Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
15 607 |
16 040 |
17 461 |
18 677 |
- |
Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
4 109 |
3 794 |
3 797 |
4 255 |
- |
|
Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
233.5 |
248.1 |
262.7 |
281.0 |
- |
|
|
Males |
% |
55.4 |
55.0 |
54.0 |
53.6 |
- |
Females |
% |
44.6 |
45.0 |
46.0 |
46.4 |
- |
|
|
Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
20.3 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
19.7 |
- |
Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
22.9 |
- |
Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
20.6 |
19.9 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
- |
Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
22.3 |
22.1 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
- |
Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
12.9 |
13.6 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
- |
Aged 65 years and over |
% |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
- |
|
|
Managers and Administrators |
% |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
- |
Professionals |
% |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
10.3 |
- |
Associate Professionals |
% |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
- |
Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
- |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
17.5 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
18.8 |
- |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
- |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
10.5 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
- |
Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
18.5 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
- |
Not Stated |
% |
10.8 |
10.1 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
- |
|
|
Net worth per household |
$'000 |
242.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
1 875.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
164.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Assets per household |
$'000 |
280.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
38.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Debt to asset ratio |
% |
13.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Non-employing businesses |
no. |
816 |
735 |
708 |
759 |
- |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
273 |
309 |
330 |
339 |
- |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
333 |
342 |
351 |
369 |
- |
Total businesses |
no. |
1 422 |
1 386 |
1 389 |
1 467 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business entries |
no. |
156 |
141 |
117 |
126 |
- |
Employing business entries |
no. |
66 |
72 |
57 |
51 |
- |
Total business entries |
no. |
222 |
213 |
174 |
177 |
- |
|
|
Non-employing business exits |
no. |
171 |
240 |
141 |
123 |
- |
Employing business exits |
no. |
3 |
9 |
42 |
72 |
- |
Total business exits |
no. |
174 |
249 |
183 |
195 |
- |
|
|
|