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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 222 | 1 479 | 1 366 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 8.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 671 | 3 659 | 3 856 | 3 884 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 345 | 11 846 | 12 174 | 12 404 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 355.3 | 384.0 | 419.1 | 440.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 319 | 32 415 | 34 427 | 35 521 | - |
Net tax | $m | 73.4 | 80.9 | 89.2 | 93.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 473 | 6 833 | 7 327 | 7 510 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 782 | 10 164 | 10 398 | 10 590 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 285.8 | 305.6 | 329.4 | 344.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 299.2 | 320.5 | 345.6 | 362.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 213 | 30 070 | 31 679 | 32 510 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 583 | 31 531 | 33 233 | 34 231 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.5 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 761 | 1 725 | 1 667 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.1 | 45.5 | 49.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 49.7 | 50.5 | 54.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 634 | 26 355 | 29 565 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 212 | 29 289 | 32 588 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 809 | 1 749 | 1 665 | 1 596 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 558 | 630 | 693 | 735 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 471 | 513 | 534 | 543 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 838 | 2 892 | 2 892 | 2 874 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 273 | 162 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 114 | 186 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 366 | 387 | 348 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 351 | 339 | 258 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 27 | 99 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 369 | 366 | 357 |
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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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