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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 479 | 3 734 | 2 631 | 2 503 | 3 344 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.3 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 480 | 8 650 | 8 965 | 9 029 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 29 401 | 30 640 | 31 670 | 32 734 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 966.8 | 1 045.9 | 1 147.8 | 1 231.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 882 | 34 136 | 36 241 | 37 633 | - |
Net tax | $m | 205.3 | 227.4 | 253.1 | 271.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 983 | 7 421 | 7 993 | 8 289 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 22.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 26 022 | 27 143 | 28 124 | 29 229 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 798.6 | 863.6 | 932.4 | 997.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 842.5 | 909.2 | 989.0 | 1 055.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 688 | 31 816 | 33 155 | 34 116 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 375 | 33 495 | 35 164 | 36 096 | - |
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Males | % | 55.1 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.5 | - |
Females | % | 44.9 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 471 | 3 376 | 3 278 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 91.3 | 92.6 | 95.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 100.3 | 101.2 | 105.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 301 | 27 434 | 29 063 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 887 | 29 985 | 32 277 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 892 | 2 898 | 2 913 | 2 982 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 900 | 1 053 | 1 239 | 1 314 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 942 | 1 032 | 1 107 | 1 113 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 734 | 4 983 | 5 259 | 5 409 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 495 | 501 | 378 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 246 | 279 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 720 | 747 | 657 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 630 | 597 | 459 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 168 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 669 | 639 | 627 |
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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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