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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 077 | 1 029 | 1 122 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 957 | 5 013 | 5 081 | 5 036 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 740 | 21 161 | 21 427 | 21 843 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 746.6 | 789.6 | 839.4 | 899.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 996 | 37 313 | 39 177 | 41 201 | - |
Net tax | $m | 168.7 | 182.5 | 194.2 | 209.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 132 | 8 627 | 9 064 | 9 579 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 520 | 17 732 | 18 002 | 18 309 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 579.9 | 608.5 | 644.8 | 683.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 619.8 | 648.8 | 686.0 | 729.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 102 | 34 316 | 35 820 | 37 353 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 374 | 36 591 | 38 108 | 39 850 | - |
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Males | % | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.7 | - |
Females | % | 48.9 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 49.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.6 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 316 | 2 274 | 2 101 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 61.3 | 63.5 | 63.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 69.0 | 71.1 | 71.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 490 | 27 916 | 30 216 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 775 | 31 286 | 33 801 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 313 | 2 253 | 2 151 | 2 136 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 438 | 498 | 567 | 621 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 282 | 303 | 336 | 336 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 033 | 3 054 | 3 054 | 3 093 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 402 | 324 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 105 | 102 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 468 | 507 | 426 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 450 | 420 | 354 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 27 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 465 | 447 | 399 |
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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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