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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 052 | 2 135 | 1 579 | 1 420 | 1 565 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 645 | 6 921 | 7 282 | 7 125 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 31 930 | 32 506 | 32 783 | 32 816 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 165.9 | 1 230.2 | 1 296.0 | 1 325.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 514 | 37 846 | 39 533 | 40 390 | - |
Net tax | $m | 268.1 | 289.0 | 303.8 | 305.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 395 | 8 891 | 9 266 | 9 306 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 319 | 29 667 | 29 912 | 29 971 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 985.7 | 1 033.3 | 1 085.1 | 1 123.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 036.6 | 1 082.7 | 1 131.2 | 1 172.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 619 | 34 829 | 36 275 | 37 474 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 357 | 36 494 | 37 819 | 39 126 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.6 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 14.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 659 | 3 595 | 3 389 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 94.4 | 98.1 | 95.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 102.8 | 106.7 | 104.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 790 | 27 292 | 28 140 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 087 | 29 670 | 30 732 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 930 | 3 717 | 3 525 | 3 591 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 311 | 1 485 | 1 629 | 1 707 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 696 | 738 | 807 | 807 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 937 | 5 940 | 5 961 | 6 105 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 654 | 645 | 633 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 249 | 282 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 924 | 894 | 915 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 819 | 840 | 669 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 81 | 204 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 855 | 921 | 873 |
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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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