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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 594 | 4 801 | 4 144 | 3 971 | 4 883 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 613 | 11 678 | 12 859 | 13 454 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 64 833 | 66 054 | 66 319 | 66 293 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 349.9 | 2 466.0 | 2 581.7 | 2 655.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 245 | 37 333 | 38 928 | 40 063 | - |
Net tax | $m | 532.3 | 568.9 | 591.3 | 604.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 211 | 8 613 | 8 916 | 9 113 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 61 978 | 62 961 | 63 455 | 63 728 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 168.6 | 2 281.9 | 2 416.7 | 2 521.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 239.5 | 2 336.8 | 2 455.0 | 2 536.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 990 | 36 242 | 38 086 | 39 561 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 133 | 37 116 | 38 689 | 39 805 | - |
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Males | % | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 55.2 | - |
Females | % | 44.5 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 44.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 26.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 599 | 6 583 | 6 214 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 153.7 | 159.4 | 155.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 166.9 | 174.8 | 165.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 288 | 24 209 | 24 967 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 293 | 26 549 | 26 658 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 712 | 8 409 | 7 956 | 7 974 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 463 | 2 931 | 3 564 | 3 795 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 344 | 1 461 | 1 620 | 1 593 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 12 519 | 12 801 | 13 140 | 13 362 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 109 | 1 761 | 1 641 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 774 | 858 | 783 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 883 | 2 619 | 2 424 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 313 | 2 361 | 1 716 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 159 | 585 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 412 | 2 520 | 2 301 |
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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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