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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 990 | 2 158 | 2 446 | 2 087 | 1 902 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 897 | 6 249 | 6 663 | 6 831 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 35 596 | 36 006 | 36 221 | 36 534 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 335.2 | 1 393.6 | 1 475.5 | 1 540.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 510 | 38 705 | 40 737 | 42 152 | - |
Net tax | $m | 308.9 | 328.0 | 347.8 | 361.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 679 | 9 110 | 9 601 | 9 906 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 566 | 34 800 | 35 013 | 35 342 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 226.9 | 1 282.6 | 1 361.7 | 1 428.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 268.3 | 1 317.5 | 1 393.4 | 1 454.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 494 | 36 857 | 38 890 | 40 417 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 691 | 37 860 | 39 796 | 41 153 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 028 | 2 943 | 2 773 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 80.4 | 81.8 | 81.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 86.2 | 87.8 | 87.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 538 | 27 805 | 29 244 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 450 | 29 836 | 31 603 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 176 | 4 107 | 3 858 | 3 813 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 293 | 1 473 | 1 752 | 1 866 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 885 | 981 | 1 062 | 1 098 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 354 | 6 561 | 6 672 | 6 777 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 861 | 789 | 675 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 474 | 378 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 185 | 1 263 | 1 053 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 011 | 1 098 | 723 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 54 | 261 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 077 | 1 152 | 984 |
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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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