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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 985 | 981 | 918 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 294 | 3 341 | 3 566 | 3 536 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 175 | 16 579 | 16 773 | 17 087 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 541.4 | 573.8 | 604.4 | 641.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 472 | 34 613 | 36 034 | 37 531 | - |
Net tax | $m | 115.8 | 125.0 | 131.0 | 139.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 158 | 7 539 | 7 807 | 8 143 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 174 | 15 399 | 15 617 | 15 806 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 479.9 | 505.2 | 532.6 | 559.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 501.7 | 526.0 | 554.4 | 584.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 628 | 32 809 | 34 101 | 35 369 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 060 | 34 158 | 35 497 | 36 963 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.5 | 52.0 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 48.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.8 | 20.0 | 19.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 496 | 1 486 | 1 473 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 35.4 | 37.5 | 39.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 38.2 | 40.4 | 42.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 671 | 25 241 | 26 459 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 511 | 27 192 | 28 677 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 299 | 1 290 | 1 305 | 1 314 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 258 | 300 | 357 | 366 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 186 | 216 | 204 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 728 | 1 776 | 1 878 | 1 884 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 306 | 234 | 279 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 87 | 51 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 363 | 321 | 330 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 279 | 303 | 240 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 291 | 315 | 282 |
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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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