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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 833 | 2 227 | 1 818 | 1 871 | 2 409 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.9 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 955 | 5 352 | 6 358 | 6 876 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 933 | 21 526 | 22 466 | 23 329 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 706.9 | 753.9 | 823.0 | 878.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 768 | 35 024 | 36 633 | 37 650 | - |
Net tax | $m | 153.7 | 167.8 | 182.9 | 195.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 342 | 7 794 | 8 143 | 8 357 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 385 | 20 645 | 21 832 | 22 854 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 660.7 | 700.5 | 770.9 | 830.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 681.4 | 719.8 | 787.0 | 840.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 408 | 33 929 | 35 311 | 36 353 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 427 | 34 866 | 36 048 | 36 775 | - |
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Males | % | 58.4 | 58.5 | 57.9 | 57.9 | - |
Females | % | 41.6 | 41.5 | 42.1 | 42.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 29.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 15.6 | 15.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 384 | 2 466 | 2 508 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.3 | 49.9 | 51.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 50.0 | 53.2 | 54.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 436 | 20 231 | 20 692 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 20 955 | 21 584 | 21 765 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 639 | 3 846 | 3 624 | 3 681 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 843 | 1 065 | 1 359 | 1 533 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 867 | 948 | 1 005 | 1 035 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 349 | 5 859 | 5 988 | 6 249 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 011 | 870 | 888 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 444 | 393 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 347 | 1 314 | 1 281 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 876 | 1 041 | 816 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 57 | 300 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 951 | 1 098 | 1 116 |
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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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