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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 278 | 2 143 | 1 677 | 1 501 | 1 624 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.5 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 062 | 4 052 | 4 276 | 4 264 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 509 | 17 011 | 17 341 | 17 826 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 510.8 | 545.0 | 588.8 | 623.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 942 | 32 038 | 33 954 | 34 955 | - |
Net tax | $m | 102.1 | 111.5 | 121.5 | 128.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 186 | 6 552 | 7 007 | 7 195 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 080 | 15 442 | 15 765 | 16 193 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 442.8 | 470.4 | 503.1 | 532.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 463.7 | 491.7 | 528.2 | 555.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 360 | 30 460 | 31 910 | 32 879 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 751 | 31 839 | 33 505 | 34 309 | - |
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Males | % | 52.3 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 51.6 | - |
Females | % | 47.7 | 48.3 | 48.2 | 48.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 11.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 510 | 1 475 | 1 444 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 35.0 | 37.3 | 39.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 37.6 | 40.8 | 43.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 194 | 25 264 | 27 641 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 881 | 27 661 | 30 308 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 374 | 1 380 | 1 284 | 1 284 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 357 | 408 | 483 | 501 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 465 | 495 | 543 | 549 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 196 | 2 283 | 2 310 | 2 334 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 222 | 231 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 144 | 114 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 360 | 366 | 345 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 321 | 237 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 27 | 72 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 357 | 348 | 309 |
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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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