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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 453 | 1 663 | 1 675 | 1 310 | 1 128 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 364 | 5 447 | 5 568 | 5 502 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 776 | 16 235 | 16 907 | 17 646 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 491.3 | 535.0 | 589.0 | 652.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 143 | 32 952 | 34 835 | 37 001 | - |
Net tax | $m | 99.8 | 112.5 | 125.8 | 143.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 323 | 6 930 | 7 438 | 8 132 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 22.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 288 | 12 619 | 13 175 | 13 812 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 341.8 | 366.1 | 400.9 | 447.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 359.4 | 383.4 | 421.7 | 470.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 813 | 29 010 | 30 428 | 32 399 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 247 | 30 382 | 32 008 | 34 038 | - |
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Males | % | 52.5 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.4 | - |
Females | % | 47.5 | 47.7 | 47.7 | 47.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 16.1 | 15.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 562 | 3 508 | 3 379 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 95.2 | 108.3 | 102.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 103.2 | 113.2 | 112.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 718 | 30 884 | 30 264 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 980 | 32 276 | 33 246 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 285 | 3 186 | 3 069 | 3 117 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 738 | 819 | 951 | 978 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 717 | 777 | 810 | 834 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 740 | 4 782 | 4 830 | 4 929 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 375 | 471 | 459 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 210 | 222 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 495 | 681 | 681 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 561 | 534 | 384 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 36 | 159 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 591 | 570 | 543 |
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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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