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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 903 | 3 001 | 2 647 | 2 902 | 3 073 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 622 | 7 914 | 8 175 | 7 944 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 32 597 | 32 886 | 32 701 | 33 014 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 137.0 | 1 193.0 | 1 237.6 | 1 298.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 879 | 36 278 | 37 845 | 39 318 | - |
Net tax | $m | 249.2 | 268.8 | 276.8 | 290.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 644 | 8 173 | 8 464 | 8 812 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 705 | 29 946 | 29 610 | 29 773 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 973.5 | 1 017.1 | 1 051.1 | 1 102.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 025.0 | 1 069.7 | 1 101.1 | 1 155.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 771 | 33 965 | 35 497 | 37 018 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 507 | 35 721 | 37 188 | 38 810 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.3 | 52.9 | 52.8 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 083 | 2 944 | 2 818 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 72.6 | 73.9 | 75.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 80.1 | 82.5 | 83.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 558 | 25 108 | 26 866 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 979 | 28 013 | 29 728 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 269 | 4 119 | 3 819 | 3 723 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 293 | 1 491 | 1 746 | 1 818 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 948 | 1 035 | 1 134 | 1 131 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 510 | 6 645 | 6 699 | 6 672 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 852 | 777 | 681 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 300 | 345 | 336 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 152 | 1 122 | 1 017 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 945 | 1 047 | 804 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 63 | 228 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 972 | 1 110 | 1 032 |
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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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