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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 086 | 766 | 690 | 675 | 528 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 360 | 3 507 | 3 620 | 3 645 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 454 | 21 602 | 22 190 | 23 043 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 844.3 | 934.3 | 1 020.1 | 1 120.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 278 | 43 250 | 45 970 | 48 645 | - |
Net tax | $m | 208.5 | 237.7 | 261.2 | 287.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 194 | 11 006 | 11 772 | 12 457 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.7 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 474 | 19 386 | 19 816 | 20 689 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 707.1 | 781.4 | 842.2 | 941.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 741.5 | 816.4 | 882.3 | 981.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 276 | 40 308 | 42 503 | 45 481 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 139 | 42 111 | 44 523 | 47 415 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 51.3 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.3 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 26.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 20.1 | 19.3 | 19.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 104 | 2 076 | 1 958 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 66.3 | 72.6 | 73.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 74.5 | 79.3 | 80.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 532 | 34 969 | 37 304 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 393 | 38 212 | 41 307 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 202 | 2 124 | 2 034 | 2 013 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 609 | 690 | 804 | 879 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 384 | 450 | 477 | 480 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 195 | 3 264 | 3 315 | 3 372 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 399 | 381 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 171 | 195 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 543 | 570 | 576 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 504 | 393 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 108 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 576 | 549 | 501 |
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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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