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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 283 | 2 129 | 1 727 | 1 625 | 1 734 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 281 | 5 493 | 5 739 | 5 855 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 19 391 | 19 846 | 20 626 | 21 269 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 651.0 | 691.1 | 772.0 | 813.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 574 | 34 822 | 37 430 | 38 266 | - |
Net tax | $m | 140.9 | 152.6 | 174.9 | 180.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 264 | 7 688 | 8 479 | 8 483 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 280 | 17 654 | 18 303 | 18 999 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 538.6 | 570.2 | 618.8 | 668.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 566.6 | 603.0 | 666.2 | 702.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 168 | 32 297 | 33 809 | 35 163 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 792 | 34 155 | 36 397 | 36 955 | - |
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Males | % | 52.9 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.5 | - |
Females | % | 47.1 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 074 | 2 046 | 1 988 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 51.8 | 54.2 | 55.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 57.0 | 59.7 | 64.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 970 | 26 490 | 27 703 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 491 | 29 191 | 32 372 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 424 | 2 364 | 2 250 | 2 202 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 615 | 726 | 903 | 939 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 447 | 504 | 540 | 540 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 486 | 3 594 | 3 693 | 3 681 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 513 | 579 | 438 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 198 | 261 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 684 | 777 | 699 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 573 | 633 | 459 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 33 | 150 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 597 | 666 | 609 |
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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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