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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 938 | 4 975 | 4 262 | 3 886 | 4 721 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.7 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 9.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 599 | 8 308 | 9 341 | 9 819 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 40 383 | 40 564 | 40 828 | 41 344 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 370.0 | 1 414.0 | 1 482.5 | 1 533.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 925 | 34 860 | 36 311 | 37 086 | - |
Net tax | $m | 299.0 | 313.4 | 326.6 | 333.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 403 | 7 727 | 7 998 | 8 074 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 38 109 | 38 030 | 38 525 | 39 166 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 246.4 | 1 289.3 | 1 364.6 | 1 431.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 290.4 | 1 325.1 | 1 392.9 | 1 449.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 708 | 33 901 | 35 421 | 36 552 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 860 | 34 844 | 36 156 | 37 004 | - |
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Males | % | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 57.0 | - |
Females | % | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.7 | 43.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 604 | 4 517 | 4 267 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 99.5 | 101.6 | 100.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 108.3 | 110.9 | 107.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 617 | 22 492 | 23 622 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 514 | 24 553 | 25 165 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 418 | 5 268 | 4 854 | 4 719 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 584 | 1 893 | 2 280 | 2 397 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 864 | 942 | 981 | 951 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 866 | 8 103 | 8 115 | 8 067 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 350 | 1 095 | 1 011 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 504 | 540 | 561 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 854 | 1 635 | 1 572 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 554 | 1 533 | 1 077 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 81 | 375 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 629 | 1 614 | 1 452 |
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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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