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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 877 | 3 023 | 3 595 | 2 584 | 3 055 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 843 | 5 223 | 5 762 | 5 879 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 28 868 | 29 055 | 29 528 | 29 899 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 040.7 | 1 088.8 | 1 155.1 | 1 207.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 050 | 37 473 | 39 119 | 40 378 | - |
Net tax | $m | 233.9 | 251.3 | 265.0 | 275.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 103 | 8 650 | 8 976 | 9 204 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 28 699 | 28 844 | 29 284 | 29 645 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 982.4 | 1 027.9 | 1 093.1 | 1 149.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 014.7 | 1 058.1 | 1 120.4 | 1 170.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 232 | 35 636 | 37 329 | 38 771 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 358 | 36 684 | 38 262 | 39 495 | - |
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Males | % | 54.9 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.6 | - |
Females | % | 45.1 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 971 | 1 957 | 1 868 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 48.6 | 49.6 | 49.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 52.2 | 53.1 | 53.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 671 | 25 320 | 26 602 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 462 | 27 128 | 28 772 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 790 | 2 673 | 2 436 | 2 277 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 813 | 981 | 1 179 | 1 140 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 528 | 555 | 585 | 606 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 131 | 4 209 | 4 200 | 4 023 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 633 | 537 | 474 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 285 | 204 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 828 | 822 | 678 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 681 | 798 | 588 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 39 | 195 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 705 | 837 | 783 |
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* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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