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Unemployed persons | no. | 860 | 1 069 | 1 159 | 881 | 747 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 037 | 3 079 | 3 157 | 3 093 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 535 | 12 922 | 13 499 | 14 092 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 455.2 | 494.1 | 552.1 | 622.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 313 | 38 234 | 40 900 | 44 146 | - |
Net tax | $m | 104.6 | 117.5 | 132.4 | 152.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 346 | 9 095 | 9 807 | 10 833 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 094 | 11 349 | 11 713 | 12 318 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 371.1 | 394.9 | 433.4 | 485.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 388.7 | 415.0 | 457.5 | 513.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 452 | 34 799 | 37 004 | 39 427 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 037 | 36 566 | 39 060 | 41 658 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 54.9 | 54.8 | 55.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 45.1 | 45.2 | 44.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 567 | 1 508 | 1 484 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 47.6 | 52.1 | 55.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 51.6 | 55.1 | 60.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 367 | 34 531 | 37 363 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 943 | 36 542 | 40 677 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 698 | 1 629 | 1 593 | 1 692 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 444 | 498 | 612 | 666 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 528 | 573 | 645 | 651 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 670 | 2 700 | 2 850 | 3 009 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 360 | 372 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 222 | 177 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 339 | 582 | 549 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 318 | 294 | 321 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 90 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 333 | 318 | 411 |
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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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