Australians richer, but there's more assault

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

AUSTRALIANS are richer, living longer and more educated than a decade ago, new figures reveal.

But the country is blighted by more personal crime and more wildlife species are under threat, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The ABS today released a snapshot of national progress in the decade until 2007.

The Measures of Australia's Progress report showed the average annual net disposable income rose 2.9 per cent in the decade, reaching $39,000 in 2006/07.

And average net worth increased 0.9 per cent annually to reach more than $254,000 per person last year.

The report confirmed fewer Australians are out of work - the unemployment rate fell from 8.3 per cent in 1997 to 4.4 per cent last year.

And productivity increased an average 1.1 per cent annually in the decade until 2007.

Australians can expect to live longer - a boy born in 2006 can expect to live to 79, three years longer than a boy born in 1996, while a girl born in 2006 can expect to live until 83, two years longer than one born in 1996.

Australians are more educated than a decade ago, with almost 60 per cent of the 25-64 age group having non-school qualifications last year, compared with 46 per cent in 1997, according to the report.

But while the rate of household crimes such as break-ins and motor vehicle theft dropped from nine per cent in 1998 to 6.2 per cent in 2005, there was a 0.5 per cent rise in rates of personal crime, such as assault or sexual assault, in the same period.

The report estimated Australia's greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 were 559.1 megatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent - the same as in 2004, but 2.6 per cent higher than 2003 and 2.2 per cent above 1990 levels, which is the base period for the reporting of emissions under the Kyoto protocol.

The number of bird and mammal species considered extinct, endangered or vulnerable increased 14 per cent to 174 between 2000 and last year, the report said.

The data also revealed 93 per cent of eligible Australians were enrolled to vote at the end of June last year, the same proportion as three years earlier at the time of the 2004 federal election.

Australians richer, but there's more assault

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That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

Good idea. You might run into someone like this:

[Heracles 417]

That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

Good idea. You might run into someone like this:

Funny. The 1,153,264 born brits living there don't seem to have a problem..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

Good idea. You might run into someone like this:

Funny. The 1,153,264 born brits living there don't seem to have a problem..

They live in the Outback?

[Heracles 417]

That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

Good idea. You might run into someone like this:

Funny. The 1,153,264 born brits living there don't seem to have a problem..

They live in the Outback?

They live where others cannot..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That's it....I'm canceling my vacation to the Outback!

Good idea. You might run into someone like this:

Funny. The 1,153,264 born brits living there don't seem to have a problem..

They live in the Outback?

They live where others cannot..

Tasmania. Where everyone has rabies, and every sheep has been reamed at least once.

[Heracles 417]

Jealousy is a curse.

Hence why some are in Jersey while 1,153,264 others are elsewhere..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Jealousy is a curse.

Hence why some are in Jersey while 1,153,264 others are elsewhere..

Interesting rationale - I guess that explains why some Aussies live in or around Washington DC

[Heracles 417]

Jealousy is a curse.

Hence why some are in Jersey while 1,153,264 others are elsewhere..

Interesting rationale - I guess that explains why some Aussies live in or around Washington DC

Actually the DC area is one of the most expensive in the entire country.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Jealousy is a curse.

Hence why some are in Jersey while 1,153,264 others are elsewhere..

Interesting rationale - I guess that explains why some Aussies live in or around Washington DC

Actually the DC area is one of the most expensive in the entire country.

So is NJ.

Not that these areas being expensive says much about... well... anything.

DC is still the country's murder capital isn't it?

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NJ tops US in number of millionaires

By Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has the most millionaire households in the country, according to a marketing company's fifth annual ranking.

The Garden State moved up from No. 2 in 2005 and 2006 to No. 1 last year on the index, compiled by Phoenix Affluent Marketing Service, which does research for companies that sell luxury products, investments and the like to the wealthy.

According to the service, in 2007, 7.12 percent of New Jersey's 3.2 million households had a total of $1 million or more liquid or investable assets. That includes items such as savings, stocks and bonds, precious metals, the cash value of certain life insurance policies and retirement accounts not controlled by employers, but not equity in homes.

In 2006, 6.46 percent of New Jersey households met the $1 million standard. The figure was 5.89 percent in 2005. Hawaii ranked first in both those years, but fell to fourth in 2007. Maryland was second last year and Connecticut was third.

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So is NJ.

Not that these areas being expensive says much about... well... anything.

DC is still the country's murder capital isn't it?

I don't live in DC I live in Virginia.

NJ tops US in number of millionaires

By Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has the most millionaire households in the country, according to a marketing company's fifth annual ranking.

Billionaires. Fastest growing state in the universe apparently..

Edited April 18, 2008 by Boo-Yah!

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You wouldn't last a single day in DC you soft pansya$$ b1tch.

[Heracles 417]

You wouldn't last a single day in DC you soft pansya$$ b1tch.

I am still waiting for details..