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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 268 | 2 884 | 2 361 | 1 824 | 2 287 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 224 | 5 434 | 5 930 | 6 000 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 206 | 23 967 | 24 542 | 25 138 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 865.4 | 932.9 | 1 006.2 | 1 063.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 292 | 38 925 | 40 999 | 42 296 | - |
Net tax | $m | 199.6 | 222.8 | 240.0 | 251.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 603 | 9 296 | 9 780 | 10 006 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 365 | 23 031 | 23 719 | 24 259 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 794.9 | 858.3 | 928.0 | 984.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 832.0 | 891.0 | 965.4 | 1 015.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 540 | 37 265 | 39 125 | 40 567 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 201 | 38 688 | 40 702 | 41 871 | - |
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Males | % | 56.5 | 56.3 | 56.1 | 56.0 | - |
Females | % | 43.5 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 44.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 809 | 1 818 | 1 656 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 42.2 | 45.0 | 43.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 46.2 | 48.9 | 46.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 355 | 24 764 | 26 147 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 528 | 26 879 | 28 186 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 785 | 1 683 | 1 479 | 1 479 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 645 | 732 | 927 | 930 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 393 | 468 | 513 | 504 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 823 | 2 883 | 2 919 | 2 913 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 318 | 279 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 255 | 237 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 513 | 573 | 516 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 468 | 504 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 57 | 159 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 483 | 561 | 474 |
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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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