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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 866 | 3 238 | 3 502 | 3 058 | 2 762 |
Unemployment rate | % | 13.0 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 574 | 5 010 | 5 568 | 5 669 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 925 | 24 657 | 25 506 | 26 372 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 866.7 | 929.9 | 1 006.1 | 1 090.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 225 | 37 714 | 39 445 | 41 334 | - |
Net tax | $m | 197.5 | 217.4 | 235.2 | 256.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 257 | 8 815 | 9 222 | 9 740 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 815 | 23 574 | 24 580 | 25 370 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 801.7 | 866.7 | 936.2 | 1 015.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 835.8 | 898.7 | 968.0 | 1 046.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 141 | 36 764 | 38 088 | 40 011 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 634 | 38 122 | 39 382 | 41 258 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.6 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.8 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.3 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 760 | 1 800 | 1 726 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 38.2 | 41.6 | 42.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 42.7 | 46.2 | 47.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 718 | 23 110 | 24 454 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 267 | 25 681 | 27 268 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 141 | 3 189 | 2 943 | 3 009 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 861 | 1 059 | 1 284 | 1 323 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 705 | 801 | 849 | 840 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 707 | 5 049 | 5 076 | 5 172 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 756 | 768 | 654 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 297 | 315 | 297 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 053 | 1 083 | 951 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 774 | 813 | 642 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 63 | 336 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 816 | 876 | 978 |
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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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