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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 697 | 1 550 | 1 326 | 1 163 | 1 254 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 791 | 4 723 | 4 850 | 4 835 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 22 026 | 22 777 | 23 426 | 24 116 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 919.4 | 993.2 | 1 084.8 | 1 173.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 741 | 43 605 | 46 306 | 48 658 | - |
Net tax | $m | 233.3 | 259.5 | 285.8 | 311.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 592 | 11 395 | 12 202 | 12 909 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 345 | 18 773 | 19 263 | 19 946 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 670.4 | 711.1 | 758.6 | 808.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 714.7 | 757.8 | 815.9 | 862.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 544 | 37 879 | 39 382 | 40 521 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 960 | 40 368 | 42 357 | 43 254 | - |
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Males | % | 48.6 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.6 | - |
Females | % | 51.4 | 51.6 | 51.7 | 51.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 32.1 | 32.2 | 31.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 109 | 2 126 | 2 031 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 85.6 | 94.2 | 94.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 98.3 | 107.1 | 110.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 611 | 44 327 | 46 693 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 620 | 50 381 | 54 212 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 631 | 2 559 | 2 421 | 2 370 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 786 | 849 | 969 | 1 038 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 864 | 945 | 993 | 990 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 281 | 4 353 | 4 383 | 4 398 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 471 | 426 | 372 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 213 | 156 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 684 | 639 | 528 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 591 | 600 | 432 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 150 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 615 | 636 | 582 |
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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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