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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 330 | 2 532 | 2 795 | 3 534 | 3 156 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 856 | 9 079 | 9 358 | 9 343 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 33 089 | 34 417 | 35 278 | 36 243 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 088.9 | 1 176.9 | 1 264.5 | 1 347.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 907 | 34 196 | 35 844 | 37 184 | - |
Net tax | $m | 228.4 | 255.3 | 273.8 | 292.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 902 | 7 417 | 7 762 | 8 059 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 396 | 30 590 | 31 234 | 32 097 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 888.1 | 959.9 | 1 022.8 | 1 089.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 943.5 | 1 018.9 | 1 084.6 | 1 153.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 213 | 31 380 | 32 747 | 33 940 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 096 | 33 309 | 34 724 | 35 943 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.6 | 52.2 | 52.0 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.4 | 47.8 | 48.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 234 | 2 994 | 2 968 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 87.9 | 82.2 | 87.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 96.8 | 92.6 | 99.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 192 | 27 456 | 29 633 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 930 | 30 934 | 33 440 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 285 | 3 165 | 3 075 | 3 027 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 203 | 1 365 | 1 602 | 1 656 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 966 | 1 050 | 1 155 | 1 167 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 454 | 5 580 | 5 832 | 5 850 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 642 | 510 | 549 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 291 | 363 | 312 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 933 | 873 | 861 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 702 | 648 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 42 | 213 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 708 | 744 | 861 |
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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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