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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 355 | 1 516 | 1 980 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 406 | 5 752 | 5 791 | 5 852 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 24 361 | 24 671 | 25 384 | 26 009 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 884.9 | 929.9 | 1 005.5 | 1 079.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 326 | 37 692 | 39 612 | 41 511 | - |
Net tax | $m | 199.8 | 216.1 | 233.9 | 251.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 203 | 8 760 | 9 216 | 9 672 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 584 | 21 993 | 22 336 | 22 884 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 701.3 | 740.7 | 788.3 | 841.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 736.8 | 777.0 | 830.1 | 888.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 490 | 33 680 | 35 294 | 36 757 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 135 | 35 330 | 37 165 | 38 827 | - |
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Males | % | 53.4 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.5 | - |
Females | % | 46.6 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.5 | 18.0 | 17.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 11.6 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 223 | 3 011 | 2 869 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 116.2 | 105.3 | 103.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 125.1 | 115.1 | 117.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 059 | 34 970 | 35 991 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 827 | 38 218 | 40 776 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 111 | 2 922 | 2 649 | 2 667 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 777 | 909 | 1 044 | 1 143 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 801 | 876 | 963 | 945 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 689 | 4 707 | 4 656 | 4 755 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 486 | 489 | 432 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 285 | 252 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 726 | 774 | 684 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 630 | 585 | 465 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 84 | 177 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 669 | 669 | 642 |
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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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