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Unemployed persons | no. | 685 | 681 | 599 | 565 | 513 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 989 | 2 948 | 2 995 | 2 832 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 17 441 | 17 950 | 18 107 | 18 412 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 834.2 | 900.1 | 962.2 | 1 037.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 832 | 50 144 | 53 140 | 56 341 | - |
Net tax | $m | 221.6 | 245.7 | 264.1 | 285.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 707 | 13 690 | 14 587 | 15 522 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.6 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 27.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 084 | 14 305 | 14 354 | 14 463 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 620.9 | 665.9 | 699.6 | 751.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 663.0 | 707.6 | 744.6 | 795.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 083 | 46 552 | 48 738 | 51 965 | - |
Average total income | $ | 47 071 | 49 466 | 51 873 | 55 002 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.7 | 27.3 | 27.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 054 | 1 055 | 989 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.5 | 50.8 | 51.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 53.6 | 58.4 | 60.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 44 164 | 48 192 | 51 610 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 50 874 | 55 366 | 60 868 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 647 | 1 584 | 1 458 | 1 395 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 471 | 498 | 567 | 612 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 333 | 372 | 399 | 420 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 451 | 2 454 | 2 424 | 2 427 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 291 | 276 | 237 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 123 | 117 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 387 | 399 | 354 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 348 | 381 | 261 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 90 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 363 | 399 | 351 |
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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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