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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 204 | 1 723 | 1 919 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 093 | 6 042 | 6 248 | 5 850 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 26 596 | 27 135 | 27 192 | 28 082 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 951.1 | 1 009.0 | 1 075.4 | 1 180.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 762 | 37 183 | 39 549 | 42 047 | - |
Net tax | $m | 215.4 | 234.1 | 253.5 | 281.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 100 | 8 626 | 9 322 | 10 014 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 23 530 | 23 799 | 23 999 | 24 659 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 793.2 | 836.6 | 888.5 | 968.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 833.4 | 875.1 | 929.5 | 1 013.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 710 | 35 152 | 37 024 | 39 275 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 420 | 36 769 | 38 729 | 41 093 | - |
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Males | % | 52.1 | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.4 | - |
Females | % | 47.9 | 48.1 | 47.8 | 47.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.7 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 051 | 3 059 | 2 851 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 80.9 | 88.0 | 87.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 88.5 | 95.9 | 94.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 512 | 28 776 | 30 546 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 013 | 31 349 | 33 277 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 213 | 3 105 | 2 910 | 2 922 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 699 | 843 | 966 | 1 065 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 576 | 636 | 687 | 666 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 488 | 4 584 | 4 563 | 4 653 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 621 | 552 | 582 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 177 | 207 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 804 | 729 | 789 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 708 | 714 | 570 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 39 | 156 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 717 | 753 | 726 |
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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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