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Unemployed persons | no. | 531 | 537 | 720 | 353 | 437 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 019 | 3 053 | 3 104 | 3 126 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 17 352 | 17 842 | 18 100 | 18 387 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 933.7 | 991.6 | 1 057.1 | 1 130.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 53 810 | 55 575 | 58 406 | 61 469 | - |
Net tax | $m | 271.1 | 291.2 | 311.0 | 332.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 15 626 | 16 320 | 17 184 | 18 093 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 29.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 221 | 15 516 | 15 660 | 15 844 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 754.6 | 794.3 | 845.5 | 908.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 799.4 | 840.0 | 891.7 | 944.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 49 575 | 51 192 | 53 988 | 57 367 | - |
Average total income | $ | 52 522 | 54 134 | 56 939 | 59 589 | - |
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Males | % | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.4 | - |
Females | % | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 51.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 33.3 | 33.0 | 32.8 | 32.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.2 | 15.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 632 | 1 607 | 1 543 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 70.1 | 77.2 | 74.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 79.3 | 89.4 | 84.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 926 | 48 043 | 48 307 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 48 592 | 55 660 | 54 704 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 700 | 2 619 | 2 457 | 2 358 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 789 | 912 | 1 062 | 1 113 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 453 | 510 | 549 | 555 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 942 | 4 041 | 4 068 | 4 026 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 567 | 546 | 504 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 213 | 207 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 744 | 759 | 711 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 591 | 723 | 513 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 39 | 177 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 624 | 762 | 690 |
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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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