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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 717 | 2 462 | 2 049 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 8.5 | 11.4 | 10.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 111 | 7 262 | 7 517 | 7 662 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 18 810 | 19 792 | 20 500 | 20 926 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 636.4 | 702.7 | 763.2 | 810.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 834 | 35 502 | 37 231 | 38 717 | - |
Net tax | $m | 136.2 | 156.3 | 170.8 | 179.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 241 | 7 896 | 8 331 | 8 557 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 586 | 15 225 | 15 819 | 16 256 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 446.1 | 484.4 | 527.1 | 565.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 482.3 | 520.5 | 568.0 | 606.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 585 | 31 813 | 33 319 | 34 756 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 068 | 34 187 | 35 903 | 37 277 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 52.7 | 52.9 | 52.7 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 47.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.6 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 14.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 391 | 3 481 | 3 282 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 88.3 | 93.2 | 94.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 97.2 | 102.6 | 104.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 026 | 26 761 | 28 662 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 657 | 29 486 | 31 791 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 910 | 2 781 | 2 472 | 2 424 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 981 | 1 137 | 1 293 | 1 290 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 534 | 603 | 660 | 672 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 425 | 4 521 | 4 425 | 4 386 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 528 | 414 | 396 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 228 | 240 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 747 | 642 | 636 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 621 | 687 | 465 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 54 | 216 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 651 | 741 | 681 |
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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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