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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 092 | 971 | 969 | 904 | 749 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 088 | 4 144 | 4 370 | 4 358 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 19 358 | 19 670 | 19 485 | 19 406 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 720.9 | 760.0 | 789.9 | 825.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 241 | 38 638 | 40 541 | 42 511 | - |
Net tax | $m | 165.5 | 178.7 | 185.8 | 195.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 549 | 9 084 | 9 536 | 10 076 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 448 | 17 479 | 17 247 | 17 195 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 616.6 | 646.4 | 667.9 | 695.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 657.1 | 683.2 | 704.4 | 729.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 340 | 36 983 | 38 726 | 40 421 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 662 | 39 088 | 40 840 | 42 395 | - |
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Males | % | 52.9 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 52.8 | - |
Females | % | 47.1 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 47.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.6 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.7 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 594 | 1 557 | 1 449 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 38.6 | 40.2 | 38.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 43.6 | 44.8 | 42.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 233 | 25 835 | 26 797 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 370 | 28 751 | 29 635 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 890 | 1 911 | 1 875 | 1 854 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 726 | 828 | 930 | 942 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 375 | 420 | 462 | 465 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 991 | 3 159 | 3 267 | 3 261 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 450 | 348 | 396 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 201 | 132 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 621 | 549 | 528 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 435 | 420 | 336 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 21 | 159 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 459 | 441 | 495 |
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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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