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Unemployed persons | no. | 710 | 913 | 690 | 743 | 914 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 310 | 3 513 | 3 879 | 4 008 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 755 | 16 203 | 16 586 | 17 037 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 615.6 | 652.1 | 696.5 | 736.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 075 | 40 244 | 41 993 | 43 218 | - |
Net tax | $m | 147.4 | 159.2 | 169.2 | 177.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 357 | 9 824 | 10 201 | 10 406 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 963 | 15 293 | 15 700 | 16 190 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 554.0 | 583.0 | 623.1 | 664.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 576.0 | 603.4 | 642.2 | 680.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 026 | 38 126 | 39 688 | 41 018 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 498 | 39 454 | 40 903 | 42 014 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 398 | 1 444 | 1 415 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 35.1 | 38.3 | 39.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 38.6 | 42.0 | 42.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 130 | 26 498 | 27 988 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 609 | 29 045 | 30 305 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 020 | 3 861 | 3 687 | 3 711 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 080 | 1 287 | 1 623 | 1 764 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 119 | 1 215 | 1 353 | 1 332 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 219 | 6 363 | 6 663 | 6 807 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 978 | 837 | 798 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 387 | 531 | 495 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 365 | 1 368 | 1 293 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 074 | 1 086 | 795 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 96 | 384 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 134 | 1 182 | 1 179 |
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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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