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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 191 | 3 073 | 2 963 | 4 021 | 3 568 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 946 | 5 314 | 5 708 | 5 703 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 758 | 23 747 | 23 093 | 22 960 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 781.0 | 805.6 | 820.4 | 837.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 873 | 33 922 | 35 528 | 36 455 | - |
Net tax | $m | 164.7 | 173.9 | 176.7 | 179.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 931 | 7 323 | 7 650 | 7 821 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 661 | 22 490 | 21 936 | 21 708 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 715.4 | 742.9 | 755.4 | 775.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 751.3 | 774.6 | 785.1 | 802.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 568 | 33 034 | 34 437 | 35 715 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 155 | 34 442 | 35 789 | 36 969 | - |
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Males | % | 57.1 | 57.0 | 57.2 | 57.2 | - |
Females | % | 42.9 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 42.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 015 | 1 967 | 1 835 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 38.9 | 41.4 | 36.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 42.4 | 44.9 | 39.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 304 | 21 049 | 19 976 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 21 060 | 22 809 | 21 713 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 069 | 2 931 | 2 871 | 3 027 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 708 | 828 | 1 011 | 1 104 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 825 | 885 | 909 | 933 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 602 | 4 644 | 4 791 | 5 064 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 747 | 639 | 639 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 225 | 279 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 954 | 864 | 918 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 735 | 705 | 522 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 57 | 174 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 762 | 762 | 696 |
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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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