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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 779 | 746 | 724 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 400 | 3 430 | 3 468 | 3 415 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 18 449 | 18 786 | 18 956 | 19 410 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 863.4 | 916.4 | 1 012.5 | 1 090.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 46 798 | 48 781 | 53 412 | 56 190 | - |
Net tax | $m | 235.1 | 255.5 | 290.4 | 313.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 742 | 13 602 | 15 318 | 16 130 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 28.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 937 | 15 021 | 15 207 | 15 444 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 610.6 | 637.1 | 671.1 | 716.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 657.5 | 682.3 | 721.4 | 779.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 880 | 42 412 | 44 130 | 46 373 | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 017 | 45 421 | 47 439 | 50 489 | - |
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Males | % | 49.3 | 48.9 | 48.8 | 49.2 | - |
Females | % | 50.7 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 50.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.5 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 32.2 | 31.5 | 32.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 17.0 | 16.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 798 | 1 755 | 1 645 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 99.5 | 102.3 | 108.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 111.9 | 112.8 | 121.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 55 330 | 58 283 | 65 983 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 62 208 | 64 290 | 74 013 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 955 | 2 982 | 2 919 | 2 931 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 834 | 939 | 1 050 | 1 062 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 732 | 822 | 879 | 858 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 521 | 4 743 | 4 848 | 4 851 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 531 | 534 | 504 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 222 | 171 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 726 | 756 | 675 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 513 | 681 | 531 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 42 | 129 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 531 | 723 | 660 |
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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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