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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 5 213 | 4 917 | 5 099 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 22 168 | 22 349 | 22 764 | 22 577 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 107 364 | 110 241 | 112 097 | 114 707 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 4 794.7 | 5 121.8 | 5 574.9 | 6 045.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 44 659 | 46 460 | 49 733 | 52 702 | - |
Net tax | $m | 1 273.0 | 1 388.3 | 1 529.9 | 1 671.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 857 | 12 593 | 13 648 | 14 571 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.6 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 86 325 | 87 869 | 89 367 | 91 048 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 3 337.9 | 3 513.7 | 3 723.2 | 3 975.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 3 595.0 | 3 773.3 | 4 026.4 | 4 299.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 666 | 39 988 | 41 662 | 43 667 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 645 | 42 942 | 45 055 | 47 226 | - |
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Males | % | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 11 054 | 10 909 | 10 274 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 506.8 | 536.4 | 554.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 570.6 | 600.0 | 620.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 45 844 | 49 166 | 53 928 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 51 620 | 54 999 | 60 360 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 25 980 | 26 112 | 25 392 | 25 416 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 763 | 6 375 | 7 134 | 7 350 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 833 | 5 211 | 5 688 | 5 682 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 36 576 | 37 698 | 38 214 | 38 448 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 176 | 3 699 | 3 672 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 221 | 1 500 | 1 332 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 5 397 | 5 199 | 5 004 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 990 | 4 467 | 3 654 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 288 | 1 002 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 194 | 4 755 | 4 656 |
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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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