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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 337 | 1 455 | 1 159 | 1 366 | 1 422 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 100 | 6 243 | 6 357 | 6 326 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 17 311 | 17 667 | 18 124 | 18 422 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 616.1 | 653.9 | 717.3 | 769.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 588 | 37 013 | 39 578 | 41 782 | - |
Net tax | $m | 138.4 | 151.0 | 167.7 | 182.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 997 | 8 547 | 9 254 | 9 887 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 284 | 13 400 | 13 519 | 13 619 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 401.3 | 420.7 | 444.4 | 466.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 439.0 | 453.2 | 478.9 | 501.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 206 | 31 394 | 32 871 | 34 247 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 048 | 33 822 | 35 424 | 36 795 | - |
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Males | % | 51.6 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 51.2 | - |
Females | % | 48.4 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 48.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 796 | 2 801 | 2 630 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 67.9 | 71.7 | 72.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 77.0 | 81.1 | 80.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 295 | 25 582 | 27 525 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 525 | 28 942 | 30 560 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 658 | 2 472 | 2 421 | 2 409 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 825 | 918 | 1 032 | 1 077 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 408 | 456 | 495 | 504 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 891 | 3 846 | 3 948 | 3 990 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 456 | 429 | 363 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 234 | 186 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 624 | 663 | 549 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 594 | 480 | 411 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 39 | 171 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 618 | 519 | 582 |
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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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