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Unemployed persons | no. | 741 | 948 | 951 | 1 124 | 1 009 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 208 | 3 489 | 3 622 | 3 532 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 966 | 13 447 | 13 710 | 14 092 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 440.0 | 462.0 | 498.0 | 541.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 934 | 34 359 | 36 324 | 38 417 | - |
Net tax | $m | 95.7 | 101.8 | 110.7 | 121.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 384 | 7 571 | 8 072 | 8 596 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 097 | 11 617 | 11 828 | 12 110 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 332.5 | 354.2 | 376.7 | 403.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 352.9 | 375.0 | 399.8 | 428.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 963 | 30 492 | 31 851 | 33 332 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 802 | 32 279 | 33 804 | 35 359 | - |
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Males | % | 52.9 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 52.5 | - |
Females | % | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 746 | 1 621 | 1 578 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 59.9 | 51.9 | 54.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 63.2 | 56.7 | 60.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 333 | 32 043 | 34 697 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 223 | 34 969 | 38 309 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 341 | 1 314 | 1 242 | 1 272 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 444 | 516 | 573 | 624 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 492 | 546 | 594 | 609 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 277 | 2 376 | 2 409 | 2 505 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 213 | 246 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 153 | 141 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 330 | 366 | 387 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 246 | 303 | 189 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 27 | 111 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 270 | 330 | 300 |
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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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