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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 086 | 842 | 959 | 700 | 825 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 352 | 3 551 | 3 834 | 4 017 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 17 350 | 17 882 | 18 497 | 18 890 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 673.1 | 724.7 | 798.1 | 833.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 793 | 40 525 | 43 148 | 44 104 | - |
Net tax | $m | 160.7 | 177.5 | 197.8 | 203.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 265 | 9 924 | 10 694 | 10 756 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 24.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 083 | 16 532 | 17 068 | 17 492 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 589.0 | 629.3 | 685.5 | 733.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 610.5 | 651.8 | 709.0 | 751.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 625 | 38 064 | 40 165 | 41 914 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 961 | 39 425 | 41 540 | 42 937 | - |
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Males | % | 54.1 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 54.1 | - |
Females | % | 45.9 | 45.8 | 46.0 | 45.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 102 | 2 070 | 2 014 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 56.1 | 59.1 | 59.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 61.2 | 63.8 | 66.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 675 | 28 556 | 29 548 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 123 | 30 833 | 32 997 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 577 | 2 445 | 2 256 | 2 268 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 852 | 987 | 1 164 | 1 212 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 324 | 357 | 411 | 405 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 753 | 3 789 | 3 831 | 3 885 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 477 | 417 | 420 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 222 | 246 | 216 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 699 | 663 | 636 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 588 | 612 | 378 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 42 | 138 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 606 | 654 | 516 |
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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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