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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 276 | 2 484 | 2 503 | 2 054 | 1 894 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 427 | 7 851 | 8 384 | 8 549 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 22 139 | 23 552 | 25 145 | 27 029 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 810.8 | 906.3 | 1 038.2 | 1 205.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 625 | 38 483 | 41 289 | 44 593 | - |
Net tax | $m | 184.9 | 212.5 | 248.6 | 295.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 353 | 9 021 | 9 887 | 10 948 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 24.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 640 | 19 586 | 20 747 | 22 275 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 629.7 | 692.5 | 775.8 | 888.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 665.0 | 732.0 | 818.8 | 939.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 784 | 35 357 | 37 394 | 39 888 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 674 | 37 373 | 39 466 | 42 190 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 55.3 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 236 | 3 263 | 3 300 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 85.7 | 93.1 | 107.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 94.3 | 102.5 | 118.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 470 | 28 543 | 32 520 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 134 | 31 421 | 35 818 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 988 | 2 832 | 2 823 | 2 889 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 711 | 807 | 1 059 | 1 101 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 504 | 609 | 696 | 753 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 203 | 4 248 | 4 578 | 4 743 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 672 | 627 | 723 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 276 | 258 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 903 | 903 | 981 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 747 | 684 | 588 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 27 | 207 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 768 | 711 | 795 |
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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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