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Unemployed persons | no. | 930 | 996 | 1 290 | 655 | 800 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 490 | 5 653 | 5 921 | 6 178 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 30 731 | 31 875 | 32 858 | 33 933 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 556.5 | 1 664.6 | 1 814.1 | 1 964.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 50 648 | 52 222 | 55 210 | 57 900 | - |
Net tax | $m | 439.1 | 475.6 | 520.8 | 562.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 14 290 | 14 919 | 15 849 | 16 566 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 28.2 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 27 255 | 27 988 | 28 882 | 29 862 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 273.4 | 1 353.2 | 1 464.0 | 1 601.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 347.4 | 1 424.7 | 1 545.8 | 1 663.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 46 721 | 48 351 | 50 690 | 53 614 | - |
Average total income | $ | 49 438 | 50 903 | 53 522 | 55 711 | - |
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Males | % | 49.3 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.8 | - |
Females | % | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.8 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 24.7 | 25.3 | 26.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 983 | 2 938 | 2 822 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 115.5 | 124.9 | 123.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 130.6 | 143.3 | 140.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 710 | 42 497 | 43 907 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 794 | 48 783 | 49 778 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 674 | 4 476 | 4 350 | 4 242 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 413 | 1 641 | 1 893 | 2 007 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 813 | 921 | 1 002 | 1 020 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 900 | 7 038 | 7 245 | 7 269 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 008 | 1 059 | 900 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 429 | 396 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 344 | 1 488 | 1 296 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 170 | 1 206 | 975 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 69 | 339 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 245 | 1 275 | 1 314 |
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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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