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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 835 | 669 | 616 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 306 | 3 344 | 3 494 | 3 468 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 271 | 15 352 | 15 463 | 15 491 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 521.7 | 546.9 | 577.5 | 612.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 163 | 35 620 | 37 346 | 39 555 | - |
Net tax | $m | 112.7 | 121.2 | 127.7 | 137.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 379 | 7 892 | 8 259 | 8 882 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 702 | 13 669 | 13 728 | 13 753 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 442.6 | 458.9 | 481.6 | 503.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 464.5 | 481.1 | 504.5 | 528.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 304 | 33 573 | 35 081 | 36 601 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 903 | 35 199 | 36 753 | 38 454 | - |
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Males | % | 52.2 | 52.3 | 52.2 | 51.9 | - |
Females | % | 47.8 | 47.7 | 47.8 | 48.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 14.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 589 | 1 534 | 1 434 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 39.6 | 41.9 | 40.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 42.9 | 45.1 | 44.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 926 | 27 312 | 28 314 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 010 | 29 392 | 30 984 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 521 | 1 518 | 1 488 | 1 443 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 351 | 381 | 435 | 438 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 264 | 282 | 309 | 318 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 136 | 2 181 | 2 232 | 2 199 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 291 | 273 | 255 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 99 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 357 | 372 | 342 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 366 | 318 | 249 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 75 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 375 | 327 | 324 |
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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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