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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 026 | 1 090 | 1 090 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 262 | 2 322 | 2 495 | 2 556 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 283 | 9 649 | 10 050 | 10 440 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 292.7 | 313.1 | 344.5 | 370.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 528 | 32 448 | 34 275 | 35 515 | - |
Net tax | $m | 59.7 | 65.2 | 71.8 | 77.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 430 | 6 760 | 7 149 | 7 430 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 256 | 8 596 | 8 968 | 9 277 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 247.4 | 266.3 | 287.5 | 309.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 258.9 | 277.9 | 301.4 | 326.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 970 | 30 980 | 32 055 | 33 406 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 362 | 32 326 | 33 602 | 35 213 | - |
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Males | % | 53.6 | 53.6 | 53.0 | 52.1 | - |
Females | % | 46.4 | 46.4 | 47.0 | 47.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.8 | 24.8 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 11.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.7 | 19.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 135 | 1 130 | 1 148 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.1 | 27.3 | 29.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 28.6 | 29.9 | 31.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 965 | 24 141 | 25 378 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 226 | 26 485 | 27 770 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 888 | 891 | 864 | 927 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 144 | 177 | 213 | 216 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 84 | 99 | 111 | 111 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 116 | 1 167 | 1 188 | 1 254 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 192 | 195 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 48 | 39 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 240 | 234 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 186 | 204 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 36 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 189 | 192 | 240 |
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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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