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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 369 | 1 290 | 1 227 | 1 186 | 892 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 629 | 2 697 | 2 840 | 2 721 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 811 | 12 115 | 12 576 | 13 248 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 423.7 | 451.7 | 494.6 | 553.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 875 | 37 286 | 39 326 | 41 774 | - |
Net tax | $m | 96.3 | 105.3 | 116.1 | 132.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 150 | 8 694 | 9 235 | 9 962 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 109 | 11 316 | 11 850 | 12 526 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 379.4 | 399.2 | 437.7 | 489.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 395.3 | 413.8 | 455.2 | 506.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 152 | 35 280 | 36 934 | 39 076 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 587 | 36 570 | 38 415 | 40 408 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 52.2 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 34.4 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 33.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 23.2 | 23.0 | 23.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 951 | 981 | 954 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.1 | 28.3 | 29.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.3 | 30.6 | 32.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 405 | 28 862 | 31 136 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 736 | 31 173 | 34 160 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 860 | 1 869 | 1 794 | 1 740 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 486 | 570 | 663 | 735 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 513 | 558 | 594 | 594 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 859 | 2 997 | 3 051 | 3 069 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 414 | 447 | 369 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 153 | 180 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 552 | 600 | 549 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 489 | 441 | 351 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 21 | 87 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 510 | 462 | 438 |
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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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