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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 241 | 1 083 | 949 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 460 | 3 563 | 3 686 | 3 573 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 346 | 13 557 | 14 050 | 14 545 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 464.5 | 497.3 | 542.9 | 598.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 808 | 36 684 | 38 638 | 41 138 | - |
Net tax | $m | 102.0 | 113.0 | 124.1 | 138.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 645 | 8 338 | 8 836 | 9 532 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 516 | 11 574 | 12 055 | 12 435 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 360.8 | 380.3 | 419.4 | 458.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 380.7 | 399.1 | 443.2 | 483.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 333 | 32 861 | 34 793 | 36 889 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 056 | 34 480 | 36 762 | 38 911 | - |
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Males | % | 55.1 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 44.9 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 316 | 2 255 | 2 088 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 76.9 | 81.5 | 71.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 81.0 | 85.3 | 78.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 209 | 36 120 | 34 155 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 968 | 37 839 | 37 487 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 779 | 1 665 | 1 530 | 1 557 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 459 | 501 | 576 | 615 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 513 | 600 | 630 | 633 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 751 | 2 766 | 2 736 | 2 805 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 243 | 255 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 114 | 147 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 354 | 357 | 402 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 384 | 402 | 234 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 18 | 105 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 411 | 420 | 339 |
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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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