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Unemployed persons | no. | 234 | 266 | 295 | 186 | 150 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 545 | 2 402 | 2 465 | 2 341 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 10 427 | 10 280 | 10 563 | 10 963 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 681.6 | 723.0 | 811.7 | 924.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 65 366 | 70 328 | 76 843 | 84 315 | - |
Net tax | $m | 222.8 | 242.5 | 275.8 | 318.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 21 369 | 23 586 | 26 115 | 29 030 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 32.7 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 34.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 572 | 7 236 | 7 441 | 7 681 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 379.3 | 394.6 | 426.2 | 464.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 427.1 | 435.1 | 475.9 | 524.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 50 090 | 54 529 | 57 279 | 60 492 | - |
Average total income | $ | 56 409 | 60 128 | 63 954 | 68 225 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 52.3 | 51.5 | 52.7 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 47.7 | 48.5 | 47.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 39.5 | 39.1 | 39.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 015 | 987 | 968 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 97.8 | 104.0 | 113.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 109.8 | 121.0 | 132.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 96 375 | 105 379 | 117 654 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 108 213 | 122 628 | 137 189 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 995 | 1 914 | 1 860 | 1 905 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 651 | 711 | 792 | 813 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 327 | 381 | 432 | 405 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 973 | 3 006 | 3 084 | 3 123 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 363 | 321 | 342 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 120 | 105 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 492 | 441 | 447 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 387 | 414 | 282 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 27 | 105 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 405 | 441 | 387 |
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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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