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Unemployed persons | no. | 816 | 715 | 621 | 647 | 697 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 058 | 3 159 | 3 246 | 3 308 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 187 | 16 205 | 16 254 | 16 831 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 613.0 | 640.0 | 673.2 | 729.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 867 | 39 496 | 41 419 | 43 350 | - |
Net tax | $m | 143.1 | 153.9 | 161.9 | 175.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 841 | 9 499 | 9 963 | 10 438 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 411 | 15 450 | 15 488 | 15 989 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 555.8 | 581.4 | 612.7 | 669.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 578.5 | 600.1 | 629.2 | 681.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 067 | 37 632 | 39 558 | 41 882 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 538 | 38 838 | 40 625 | 42 623 | - |
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Males | % | 53.0 | 52.8 | 53.0 | 52.9 | - |
Females | % | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.0 | 47.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.0 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 27.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 486 | 1 452 | 1 331 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 34.7 | 36.2 | 34.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 38.5 | 39.2 | 38.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 351 | 24 960 | 26 192 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 898 | 27 002 | 28 597 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 526 | 2 454 | 2 304 | 2 304 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 714 | 816 | 909 | 1 005 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 753 | 786 | 834 | 828 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 993 | 4 056 | 4 047 | 4 137 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 486 | 441 | 393 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 231 | 228 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 666 | 672 | 621 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 636 | 615 | 396 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 45 | 177 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 666 | 660 | 573 |
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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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