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Unemployed persons | no. | 723 | 926 | 722 | 649 | 700 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 262 | 3 561 | 3 962 | 4 065 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 18 583 | 19 680 | 20 161 | 21 071 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 733.1 | 799.4 | 847.7 | 915.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 449 | 40 619 | 42 048 | 43 438 | - |
Net tax | $m | 176.9 | 196.1 | 205.9 | 221.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 519 | 9 967 | 10 214 | 10 527 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.1 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 807 | 18 721 | 19 236 | 19 995 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 663.0 | 720.0 | 768.6 | 822.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 688.7 | 747.5 | 794.2 | 848.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 233 | 38 457 | 39 957 | 41 149 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 675 | 39 930 | 41 288 | 42 424 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.7 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.2 | 23.4 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 29.8 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 513 | 1 555 | 1 510 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 39.2 | 41.3 | 42.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 42.4 | 44.8 | 45.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 878 | 26 591 | 28 050 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 030 | 28 785 | 30 272 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 818 | 1 917 | 1 899 | 1 869 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 633 | 741 | 870 | 933 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 483 | 510 | 561 | 564 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 934 | 3 168 | 3 330 | 3 366 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 453 | 435 | 321 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 213 | 186 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 615 | 648 | 507 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 456 | 438 | 381 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 39 | 159 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 489 | 477 | 540 |
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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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