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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 008 | 3 469 | 2 786 | 1 956 | 2 365 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.6 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 776 | 7 055 | 7 439 | 7 379 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 19 861 | 20 779 | 21 647 | 22 516 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 616.6 | 676.1 | 767.8 | 828.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 046 | 32 536 | 35 469 | 36 785 | - |
Net tax | $m | 126.3 | 142.9 | 167.2 | 180.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 360 | 6 878 | 7 726 | 8 033 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 443 | 18 125 | 18 882 | 19 661 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 501.1 | 533.2 | 583.1 | 631.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 527.7 | 567.3 | 628.3 | 673.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 727 | 29 415 | 30 882 | 32 103 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 253 | 31 299 | 33 276 | 34 243 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 53.7 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 46.0 | 45.7 | 46.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 777 | 2 684 | 2 657 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 68.9 | 72.2 | 82.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 75.2 | 79.9 | 92.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 805 | 26 904 | 31 056 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 091 | 29 768 | 34 941 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 523 | 2 451 | 2 295 | 2 427 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 852 | 972 | 1 098 | 1 179 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 777 | 870 | 960 | 960 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 152 | 4 293 | 4 353 | 4 566 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 441 | 468 | 456 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 300 | 282 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 633 | 768 | 738 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 519 | 615 | 423 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 48 | 213 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 555 | 663 | 636 |
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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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