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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 486 | 1 280 | 1 265 | 1 028 | 816 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 502 | 2 565 | 2 652 | 2 518 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 131 | 11 395 | 11 746 | 12 123 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 452.1 | 489.0 | 547.6 | 608.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 614 | 42 917 | 46 622 | 50 198 | - |
Net tax | $m | 113.7 | 126.6 | 145.2 | 165.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 215 | 11 109 | 12 363 | 13 658 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 27.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 562 | 9 632 | 9 983 | 10 248 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 351.9 | 373.5 | 407.8 | 439.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 375.8 | 393.9 | 432.2 | 476.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 804 | 38 773 | 40 844 | 42 850 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 304 | 40 896 | 43 296 | 46 501 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.7 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.8 | 28.1 | 27.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 407 | 1 394 | 1 315 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 47.5 | 51.2 | 58.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 53.8 | 57.4 | 66.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 738 | 36 734 | 44 772 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 272 | 41 161 | 50 575 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 511 | 2 448 | 2 346 | 2 310 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 723 | 816 | 933 | 945 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 771 | 813 | 885 | 876 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 005 | 4 077 | 4 164 | 4 131 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 462 | 447 | 420 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 285 | 213 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 612 | 732 | 633 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 555 | 537 | 354 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 57 | 177 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 576 | 594 | 531 |
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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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