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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 638 | 604 | 598 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 592 | 4 548 | 4 621 | 4 443 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 21 432 | 22 042 | 22 569 | 23 035 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 084.2 | 1 169.2 | 1 265.7 | 1 387.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 50 587 | 53 046 | 56 081 | 60 245 | - |
Net tax | $m | 306.8 | 339.4 | 368.6 | 409.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 14 315 | 15 399 | 16 332 | 17 764 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 28.3 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 633 | 15 912 | 16 280 | 16 391 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 664.2 | 699.2 | 744.4 | 790.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 725.6 | 766.2 | 815.0 | 874.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 484 | 43 944 | 45 722 | 48 227 | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 413 | 48 153 | 50 062 | 53 329 | - |
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Males | % | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.0 | - |
Females | % | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.5 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.4 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 041 | 2 007 | 1 912 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 121.0 | 129.6 | 132.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 138.1 | 144.6 | 149.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 59 262 | 64 555 | 69 057 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 67 679 | 72 060 | 77 913 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 483 | 3 576 | 3 480 | 3 519 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 945 | 1 026 | 1 131 | 1 140 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 468 | 519 | 576 | 618 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 896 | 5 121 | 5 187 | 5 277 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 597 | 570 | 603 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 186 | 204 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 774 | 756 | 807 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 522 | 696 | 510 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 36 | 108 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 531 | 732 | 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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