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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 758 | 1 318 | 1 084 | 1 109 | 1 114 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.2 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 678 | 4 656 | 4 935 | 5 083 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 11 965 | 12 927 | 13 378 | 13 701 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 379.6 | 432.5 | 474.5 | 497.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 725 | 33 461 | 35 467 | 36 309 | - |
Net tax | $m | 76.3 | 91.1 | 100.7 | 104.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 379 | 7 050 | 7 529 | 7 601 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 609 | 9 125 | 9 582 | 10 024 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 239.8 | 265.7 | 293.3 | 313.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 262.7 | 288.8 | 318.6 | 338.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 859 | 29 112 | 30 610 | 31 222 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 511 | 31 649 | 33 252 | 33 763 | - |
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Males | % | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 49.9 | - |
Females | % | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 50.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.0 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 27.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 15.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.3 | 10.9 | 9.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 444 | 2 430 | 2 325 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 54.8 | 63.8 | 61.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 61.4 | 72.3 | 70.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 424 | 26 275 | 26 597 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 131 | 29 733 | 30 368 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 028 | 1 917 | 1 812 | 1 764 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 597 | 690 | 777 | 822 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 390 | 417 | 462 | 462 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 015 | 3 024 | 3 051 | 3 048 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 303 | 243 | 246 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 141 | 150 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 438 | 384 | 396 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 444 | 462 | 321 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 129 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 459 | 486 | 450 |
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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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