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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 199 | 1 054 | 1 078 | 776 | 640 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 815 | 3 636 | 4 045 | 4 326 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 14 579 | 15 136 | 15 379 | 15 292 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 545.3 | 613.9 | 592.1 | 605.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 402 | 40 559 | 38 502 | 39 594 | - |
Net tax | $m | 119.8 | 142.3 | 133.9 | 139.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 217 | 9 402 | 8 708 | 9 094 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 554 | 10 828 | 11 212 | 11 463 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 310.5 | 328.6 | 352.8 | 372.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 330.1 | 352.3 | 376.5 | 396.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 415 | 30 348 | 31 463 | 32 490 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 273 | 32 534 | 33 578 | 34 619 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 54.9 | 54.0 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 45.1 | 46.0 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 435 | 4 404 | 3 946 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 241.9 | 249.4 | 166.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 231.9 | 240.5 | 177.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 54 544 | 56 637 | 42 262 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 52 278 | 54 609 | 44 846 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 511 | 2 493 | 2 358 | 2 298 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 924 | 981 | 1 068 | 1 083 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 804 | 861 | 969 | 996 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 239 | 4 335 | 4 395 | 4 377 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 342 | 303 | 312 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 204 | 243 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 570 | 507 | 555 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 438 | 393 | 288 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 54 | 210 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 480 | 447 | 498 |
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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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