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Unemployed persons | no. | 271 | 289 | 283 | 289 | 259 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 099 | 2 174 | 2 277 | 2 353 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 549 | 11 807 | 12 022 | 12 394 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 466.6 | 501.7 | 534.4 | 569.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 403 | 42 489 | 44 455 | 45 952 | - |
Net tax | $m | 115.0 | 127.6 | 136.1 | 143.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 956 | 10 809 | 11 324 | 11 555 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 668 | 10 832 | 10 984 | 11 272 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 397.8 | 421.2 | 446.0 | 475.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 419.9 | 443.5 | 472.0 | 499.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 289 | 38 882 | 40 601 | 42 197 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 361 | 40 948 | 42 974 | 44 267 | - |
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Males | % | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.2 | - |
Females | % | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 001 | 973 | 976 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.7 | 27.6 | 28.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 28.5 | 30.6 | 31.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 722 | 28 397 | 29 269 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 430 | 31 443 | 32 568 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 194 | 1 173 | 1 143 | 1 119 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 486 | 555 | 615 | 636 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 150 | 165 | 171 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 812 | 1 878 | 1 923 | 1 926 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 237 | 201 | 198 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 93 | 99 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 315 | 294 | 297 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 288 | 246 | 216 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 9 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 300 | 255 | 267 |
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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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