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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 885 | 1 951 | 1 791 | 1 673 | 1 476 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 226 | 3 591 | 3 894 | 3 958 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 14 593 | 15 609 | 16 713 | 17 771 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 452.3 | 506.3 | 575.4 | 649.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 995 | 32 437 | 34 428 | 36 519 | - |
Net tax | $m | 92.7 | 106.6 | 121.8 | 140.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 352 | 6 829 | 7 286 | 7 904 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 311 | 14 141 | 15 162 | 16 089 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 393.1 | 435.7 | 493.4 | 554.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 408.9 | 452.5 | 512.3 | 575.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 533 | 30 808 | 32 539 | 34 473 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 716 | 31 999 | 33 786 | 35 777 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.5 | 25.4 | 24.8 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 998 | 2 088 | 2 110 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.1 | 51.6 | 56.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 47.9 | 54.7 | 60.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 557 | 24 734 | 26 949 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 976 | 26 189 | 28 779 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 115 | 2 094 | 1 932 | 2 103 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 471 | 501 | 606 | 705 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 411 | 450 | 510 | 501 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 997 | 3 045 | 3 048 | 3 309 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 486 | 411 | 501 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 171 | 192 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 624 | 582 | 693 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 438 | 492 | 339 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 12 | 132 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 462 | 504 | 471 |
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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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