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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 410 | 2 182 | 1 987 | 1 828 | 1 631 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 922 | 5 149 | 5 298 | 5 307 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 21 142 | 21 458 | 21 882 | 22 354 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 707.3 | 749.2 | 812.3 | 880.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 456 | 34 913 | 37 120 | 39 392 | - |
Net tax | $m | 153.1 | 166.1 | 182.1 | 199.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 244 | 7 742 | 8 321 | 8 938 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 231 | 19 500 | 19 843 | 20 349 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 596.0 | 626.7 | 678.3 | 735.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 623.8 | 655.8 | 707.8 | 769.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 994 | 32 137 | 34 183 | 36 159 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 437 | 33 630 | 35 672 | 37 811 | - |
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Males | % | 55.8 | 56.1 | 55.9 | 55.7 | - |
Females | % | 44.2 | 43.9 | 44.1 | 44.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 14.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 641 | 2 560 | 2 423 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 70.9 | 71.1 | 75.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 77.1 | 76.4 | 80.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 857 | 27 792 | 31 050 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 185 | 29 831 | 33 269 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 526 | 2 415 | 2 223 | 2 262 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 489 | 567 | 714 | 762 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 330 | 372 | 393 | 396 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 345 | 3 354 | 3 330 | 3 420 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 468 | 399 | 474 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 180 | 177 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 594 | 579 | 651 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 585 | 573 | 438 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 18 | 156 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 615 | 591 | 594 |
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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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