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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 075 | 862 | 812 | 616 | 777 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 702 | 5 011 | 5 287 | 5 252 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 14 260 | 15 834 | 17 006 | 18 127 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 508.5 | 591.5 | 679.4 | 761.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 662 | 37 356 | 39 950 | 42 027 | - |
Net tax | $m | 116.0 | 138.3 | 161.7 | 183.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 135 | 8 734 | 9 509 | 10 098 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 512 | 12 659 | 13 659 | 14 565 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 365.4 | 413.8 | 466.4 | 515.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 391.4 | 444.1 | 499.8 | 557.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 739 | 32 689 | 34 147 | 35 404 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 001 | 35 078 | 36 588 | 38 300 | - |
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Males | % | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.9 | - |
Females | % | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 20.6 | 21.7 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 041 | 2 112 | 2 042 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 53.7 | 62.0 | 69.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 59.9 | 71.2 | 76.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 308 | 29 349 | 34 131 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 366 | 33 720 | 37 530 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 508 | 2 511 | 2 412 | 2 427 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 675 | 819 | 990 | 1 074 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 399 | 456 | 516 | 507 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 582 | 3 786 | 3 918 | 4 008 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 558 | 462 | 546 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 201 | 255 | 264 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 759 | 717 | 810 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 630 | 597 | 525 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 42 | 168 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 636 | 639 | 693 |
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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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