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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 620 | 1 733 | 1 368 | 1 530 | 1 983 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 630 | 4 863 | 4 958 | 4 905 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 095 | 20 945 | 21 205 | 21 907 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 737.0 | 807.3 | 864.9 | 922.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 674 | 38 544 | 40 789 | 42 117 | - |
Net tax | $m | 170.4 | 192.0 | 206.2 | 219.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 479 | 9 168 | 9 722 | 10 012 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 758 | 18 515 | 18 587 | 19 183 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 590.1 | 643.9 | 675.1 | 721.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 622.8 | 679.8 | 715.2 | 763.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 228 | 34 775 | 36 323 | 37 635 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 073 | 36 713 | 38 479 | 39 789 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 52.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 243 | 2 137 | 2 114 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 75.0 | 76.0 | 81.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 82.3 | 84.2 | 92.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 443 | 35 548 | 38 739 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 706 | 39 392 | 43 940 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 505 | 2 451 | 2 292 | 2 346 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 843 | 930 | 1 053 | 1 077 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 750 | 801 | 873 | 870 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 098 | 4 182 | 4 218 | 4 293 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 456 | 375 | 366 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 279 | 186 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 660 | 654 | 552 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 474 | 489 | 345 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 27 | 150 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 513 | 516 | 495 |
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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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