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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 933 | 977 | 752 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 705 | 3 699 | 3 755 | 3 637 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 832 | 16 234 | 16 603 | 17 144 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 640.9 | 686.1 | 740.3 | 813.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 482 | 42 265 | 44 590 | 47 466 | - |
Net tax | $m | 156.8 | 172.9 | 187.4 | 208.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 905 | 10 650 | 11 288 | 12 157 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 838 | 13 020 | 13 296 | 13 556 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 463.2 | 491.4 | 523.7 | 561.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 498.8 | 525.8 | 562.2 | 603.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 077 | 37 740 | 39 387 | 41 424 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 850 | 40 382 | 42 280 | 44 549 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 20.1 | 19.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 357 | 1 391 | 1 318 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.8 | 49.5 | 49.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 52.8 | 55.4 | 55.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 517 | 35 565 | 37 529 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 941 | 39 813 | 41 919 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 857 | 1 923 | 1 848 | 1 875 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 507 | 543 | 672 | 717 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 381 | 408 | 441 | 444 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 745 | 2 874 | 2 961 | 3 036 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 333 | 348 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 141 | 129 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 429 | 474 | 477 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 288 | 387 | 321 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 141 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 318 | 411 | 462 |
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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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