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Unemployed persons | no. | 738 | 737 | 1 015 | 463 | 631 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 873 | 3 134 | 3 366 | 3 666 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 875 | 12 291 | 12 644 | 13 519 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 528.8 | 560.1 | 603.7 | 653.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 44 527 | 45 569 | 47 747 | 48 326 | - |
Net tax | $m | 142.3 | 152.0 | 164.3 | 174.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 982 | 12 365 | 12 998 | 12 903 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 26.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 567 | 11 036 | 11 561 | 12 592 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 398.9 | 423.0 | 451.2 | 505.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 424.9 | 445.7 | 472.0 | 520.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 751 | 38 328 | 39 029 | 40 119 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 214 | 40 384 | 40 829 | 41 296 | - |
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Males | % | 53.7 | 53.9 | 54.0 | 55.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.3 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 44.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 29.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.2 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 448 | 1 402 | 1 295 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 60.4 | 59.6 | 60.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 68.0 | 71.0 | 67.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 41 731 | 42 522 | 47 040 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 975 | 50 641 | 52 373 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 691 | 2 358 | 2 265 | 2 307 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 786 | 909 | 1 092 | 1 137 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 513 | 552 | 597 | 585 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 990 | 3 819 | 3 954 | 4 029 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 474 | 558 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 294 | 285 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 717 | 768 | 843 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 020 | 612 | 459 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 30 | 201 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 056 | 642 | 660 |
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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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