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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 009 | 707 | 737 | 658 | 565 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 439 | 3 168 | 3 444 | 3 331 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 10 797 | 10 756 | 11 154 | 11 407 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 370.0 | 392.8 | 440.3 | 472.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 268 | 36 521 | 39 473 | 41 453 | - |
Net tax | $m | 78.8 | 85.8 | 99.1 | 108.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 298 | 7 978 | 8 886 | 9 485 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 22.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 184 | 8 013 | 8 225 | 8 485 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 242.6 | 250.6 | 272.3 | 297.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 254.8 | 262.8 | 287.7 | 313.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 642 | 31 267 | 33 109 | 35 077 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 131 | 32 792 | 34 974 | 36 984 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.6 | 53.9 | 53.4 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.4 | 46.1 | 46.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.1 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 954 | 3 036 | 2 667 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 97.6 | 118.2 | 102.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 101.0 | 118.0 | 111.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 037 | 38 943 | 38 362 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 198 | 38 859 | 41 884 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 037 | 1 995 | 1 842 | 1 830 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 726 | 768 | 828 | 819 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 492 | 525 | 558 | 540 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 255 | 3 288 | 3 228 | 3 189 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 285 | 225 | 249 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 117 | 171 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 402 | 342 | 420 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 396 | 339 | 297 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 24 | 132 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 429 | 363 | 429 |
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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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