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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 006 | 795 | 681 | 825 | 1 029 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 289 | 3 593 | 3 738 | 3 623 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 193 | 15 582 | 16 131 | 16 436 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 528.1 | 561.6 | 610.3 | 645.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 759 | 36 042 | 37 836 | 39 287 | - |
Net tax | $m | 114.7 | 125.3 | 136.2 | 143.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 547 | 8 042 | 8 441 | 8 717 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 807 | 14 303 | 14 751 | 14 946 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 447.7 | 480.3 | 517.3 | 544.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 472.8 | 505.2 | 542.8 | 573.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 428 | 33 578 | 35 070 | 36 418 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 243 | 35 324 | 36 800 | 38 361 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.1 | 54.3 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.9 | 45.7 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 535 | 1 427 | 1 422 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 41.9 | 37.6 | 40.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 46.2 | 42.2 | 45.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 269 | 26 328 | 28 531 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 079 | 29 562 | 32 238 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 563 | 1 554 | 1 494 | 1 536 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 462 | 486 | 576 | 639 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 405 | 447 | 486 | 498 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 430 | 2 487 | 2 556 | 2 673 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 300 | 279 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 105 | 117 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 348 | 405 | 396 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 312 | 369 | 186 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 81 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 327 | 390 | 267 |
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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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