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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 230 | 3 253 | 2 788 | 2 542 | 3 088 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.7 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 9.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 949 | 5 388 | 6 046 | 6 307 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 26 299 | 26 307 | 26 423 | 26 555 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 892.2 | 917.1 | 959.4 | 984.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 925 | 34 860 | 36 311 | 37 086 | - |
Net tax | $m | 194.7 | 203.3 | 211.3 | 214.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 403 | 7 727 | 7 998 | 8 074 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 818 | 24 664 | 24 933 | 25 157 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 811.8 | 836.1 | 883.2 | 919.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 840.4 | 859.4 | 901.5 | 930.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 708 | 33 901 | 35 421 | 36 552 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 860 | 34 844 | 36 156 | 37 004 | - |
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Males | % | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 57.0 | - |
Females | % | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.7 | 43.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 999 | 2 930 | 2 761 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 64.8 | 65.9 | 65.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 70.5 | 71.9 | 69.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 617 | 22 492 | 23 622 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 514 | 24 553 | 25 165 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 155 | 4 008 | 3 768 | 3 636 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 251 | 1 545 | 1 749 | 1 851 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 816 | 918 | 1 020 | 990 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 222 | 6 471 | 6 537 | 6 477 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 882 | 705 | 621 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 444 | 378 | 381 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 326 | 1 083 | 1 002 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 984 | 1 125 | 729 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 51 | 306 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 053 | 1 176 | 1 035 |
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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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