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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 042 | 895 | 966 | 1 409 | 1 361 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 938 | 3 297 | 3 937 | 4 119 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 18 440 | 19 674 | 21 189 | 22 546 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 674.2 | 739.5 | 821.0 | 905.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 563 | 37 586 | 38 749 | 40 178 | - |
Net tax | $m | 154.5 | 172.7 | 189.1 | 208.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 380 | 8 777 | 8 925 | 9 240 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 790 | 19 110 | 20 449 | 21 685 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 614.1 | 684.3 | 762.6 | 839.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 640.5 | 708.5 | 784.3 | 860.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 522 | 35 809 | 37 292 | 38 710 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 004 | 37 074 | 38 354 | 39 684 | - |
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Males | % | 54.7 | 54.9 | 54.9 | 54.8 | - |
Females | % | 45.3 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.2 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 29.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 448 | 1 492 | 1 562 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 33.4 | 36.3 | 37.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 36.2 | 38.7 | 39.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 071 | 24 314 | 23 691 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 995 | 25 952 | 25 302 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 758 | 1 827 | 1 950 | 1 992 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 501 | 588 | 732 | 852 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 279 | 324 | 360 | 345 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 538 | 2 739 | 3 042 | 3 189 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 456 | 495 | 480 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 252 | 222 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 615 | 747 | 702 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 423 | 411 | 390 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 33 | 123 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 444 | 444 | 513 |
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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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