Income of Persons (Final)

• Average taxable income increased 3.6 percent to $24,251.

• Amount of tax paid represented 17.6 percent of total taxable income.

• Average amount of tax paid decreased 2.9 percent to $4,271.

• Female taxable income was 64 percent of male taxable income.
  

1997/98 tax year

1998/99 tax year

Total taxable income

$67,821 million

$69,830 million

Average taxable income

$23,418

$24,251

Average amount of tax paid

$4,398

$4,271

Number of personal taxpayers

2,896,100

2,879,470