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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 422 | 968 | 853 | 677 | 741 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 257 | 5 210 | 5 464 | 5 415 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 22 640 | 23 308 | 23 931 | 24 965 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 839.7 | 894.5 | 974.6 | 1 071.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 089 | 38 376 | 40 727 | 42 931 | - |
Net tax | $m | 195.5 | 212.0 | 233.1 | 257.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 635 | 9 098 | 9 741 | 10 316 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 081 | 20 360 | 20 996 | 21 912 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 673.8 | 713.3 | 771.1 | 849.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 709.4 | 749.5 | 810.5 | 893.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 554 | 35 036 | 36 724 | 38 780 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 326 | 36 810 | 38 604 | 40 762 | - |
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Males | % | 54.2 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 53.7 | - |
Females | % | 45.8 | 45.8 | 46.0 | 46.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.0 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 651 | 2 640 | 2 523 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 74.9 | 76.7 | 80.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 82.0 | 84.6 | 88.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 264 | 29 065 | 31 873 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 941 | 32 042 | 35 123 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 009 | 2 883 | 2 820 | 2 787 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 690 | 765 | 873 | 891 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 390 | 438 | 477 | 480 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 089 | 4 086 | 4 170 | 4 158 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 447 | 573 | 480 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 180 | 138 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 624 | 753 | 618 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 609 | 591 | 474 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 39 | 144 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 642 | 630 | 618 |
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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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