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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 263 | 2 740 | 2 650 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 156 | 8 285 | 8 571 | 8 736 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 035 | 24 251 | 25 099 | 25 779 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 723.6 | 812.1 | 879.6 | 931.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 412 | 33 487 | 35 044 | 36 143 | - |
Net tax | $m | 148.2 | 175.9 | 189.8 | 199.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 436 | 7 255 | 7 563 | 7 724 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 531 | 20 319 | 21 084 | 21 840 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 562.2 | 610.6 | 662.4 | 710.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 595.7 | 648.6 | 707.7 | 753.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 782 | 30 052 | 31 416 | 32 551 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 502 | 31 920 | 33 565 | 34 477 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 552 | 3 613 | 3 346 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 83.8 | 90.2 | 90.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 92.1 | 101.8 | 102.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 593 | 24 955 | 27 085 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 932 | 28 185 | 30 605 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 561 | 3 390 | 3 162 | 3 087 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 077 | 1 266 | 1 428 | 1 479 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 804 | 936 | 1 008 | 1 032 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 442 | 5 592 | 5 598 | 5 598 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 606 | 507 | 534 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 348 | 309 | 249 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 954 | 816 | 783 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 720 | 873 | 558 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 69 | 213 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 759 | 942 | 771 |
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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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