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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 961 | 1 822 | 1 466 | 1 855 | 1 722 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.6 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 8.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 853 | 3 817 | 3 859 | 4 001 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 910 | 13 365 | 13 396 | 13 699 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 524.3 | 522.3 | 541.1 | 579.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 692 | 39 082 | 40 396 | 42 334 | - |
Net tax | $m | 114.2 | 116.5 | 119.9 | 129.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 212 | 8 720 | 8 947 | 9 476 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 898 | 13 223 | 13 482 | 13 705 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 486.3 | 483.2 | 501.8 | 535.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 502.9 | 498.9 | 521.1 | 554.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 989 | 36 542 | 37 217 | 39 081 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 182 | 37 728 | 38 652 | 40 430 | - |
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Males | % | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 49.9 | - |
Females | % | 49.2 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 50.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.2 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.6 | 19.1 | 20.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 060 | 921 | 805 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 34.1 | 27.2 | 23.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 34.2 | 29.9 | 26.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 183 | 29 544 | 29 140 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 264 | 32 412 | 33 319 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 296 | 1 230 | 1 119 | 1 173 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 273 | 339 | 381 | 402 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 303 | 327 | 357 | 351 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 872 | 1 896 | 1 857 | 1 926 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 276 | 246 | 276 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 96 | 90 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 366 | 342 | 366 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 309 | 315 | 180 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 27 | 84 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 315 | 342 | 264 |
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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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