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Unemployed persons | no. | 956 | 939 | 885 | 867 | 774 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 719 | 3 146 | 3 617 | 3 796 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 10 899 | 12 040 | 13 237 | 14 680 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 370.5 | 422.7 | 494.2 | 592.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 990 | 35 105 | 37 335 | 40 391 | - |
Net tax | $m | 80.3 | 94.0 | 111.2 | 137.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 370 | 7 807 | 8 402 | 9 331 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 869 | 10 843 | 11 901 | 13 153 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 320.0 | 365.7 | 423.7 | 499.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 332.1 | 378.0 | 437.5 | 519.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 423 | 33 723 | 35 600 | 37 970 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 651 | 34 858 | 36 759 | 39 516 | - |
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Males | % | 54.2 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 53.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.8 | 46.2 | 46.6 | 46.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.2 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.4 | 28.7 | 29.3 | 28.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 636 | 1 706 | 1 743 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 40.5 | 44.1 | 48.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 42.6 | 46.3 | 50.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 750 | 25 839 | 27 839 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 053 | 27 120 | 29 070 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 392 | 1 434 | 1 470 | 1 587 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 210 | 267 | 399 | 450 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 147 | 180 | 180 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 728 | 1 848 | 2 049 | 2 217 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 381 | 393 | 420 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 156 | 150 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 468 | 549 | 570 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 318 | 363 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 12 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 327 | 375 | 369 |
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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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