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Unemployed persons | no. | 399 | 459 | 570 | 302 | 363 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 471 | 2 600 | 2 817 | 3 052 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 379 | 14 033 | 14 758 | 15 546 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 622.7 | 673.0 | 756.9 | 834.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 46 546 | 47 959 | 51 291 | 53 679 | - |
Net tax | $m | 168.0 | 184.4 | 209.7 | 229.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 556 | 13 138 | 14 210 | 14 760 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.0 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 034 | 12 472 | 13 222 | 14 018 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 518.8 | 558.9 | 618.6 | 692.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 548.0 | 584.7 | 654.2 | 719.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 112 | 44 816 | 46 784 | 49 373 | - |
Average total income | $ | 45 537 | 46 884 | 49 476 | 51 329 | - |
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Males | % | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 51.3 | - |
Females | % | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 48.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.7 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 27.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 351 | 1 331 | 1 279 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.4 | 47.7 | 49.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 51.3 | 53.9 | 56.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 618 | 35 801 | 38 599 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 997 | 40 479 | 43 835 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 974 | 1 857 | 1 893 | 1 884 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 624 | 729 | 831 | 894 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 360 | 411 | 453 | 465 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 958 | 2 997 | 3 177 | 3 243 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 441 | 513 | 396 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 216 | 189 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 600 | 729 | 585 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 579 | 483 | 462 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 30 | 162 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 621 | 513 | 624 |
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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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