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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 114 | 3 092 | 2 852 | 2 096 | 2 619 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 683 | 11 232 | 11 785 | 12 045 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 29 878 | 32 809 | 35 048 | 36 867 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 969.6 | 1 125.9 | 1 300.1 | 1 416.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 453 | 34 318 | 37 094 | 38 431 | - |
Net tax | $m | 206.0 | 247.3 | 293.8 | 317.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 895 | 7 536 | 8 383 | 8 598 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 23 953 | 26 162 | 27 869 | 29 419 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 695.4 | 791.6 | 890.9 | 981.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 750.6 | 849.7 | 926.4 | 1 053.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 031 | 30 258 | 31 968 | 33 375 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 338 | 32 479 | 33 239 | 35 802 | - |
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Males | % | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.2 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 197 | 5 235 | 5 261 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 128.9 | 136.5 | 152.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 142.9 | 154.4 | 178.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 795 | 26 072 | 28 902 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 503 | 29 485 | 33 948 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 310 | 5 301 | 5 085 | 5 157 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 218 | 1 479 | 1 803 | 1 962 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 951 | 1 119 | 1 305 | 1 323 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 479 | 7 899 | 8 193 | 8 442 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 236 | 1 152 | 1 143 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 423 | 480 | 483 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 659 | 1 632 | 1 626 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 173 | 1 377 | 1 047 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 63 | 351 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 227 | 1 440 | 1 398 |
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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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