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Unemployed persons | no. | 8 292 | 6 466 | 7 689 | 5 527 | 6 535 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 334 | 11 146 | 12 250 | 12 451 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 61 605 | 62 004 | 62 773 | 63 319 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 220.9 | 2 323.5 | 2 455.6 | 2 556.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 050 | 37 473 | 39 119 | 40 378 | - |
Net tax | $m | 499.2 | 536.3 | 563.4 | 582.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 103 | 8 650 | 8 976 | 9 204 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 61 244 | 61 554 | 62 253 | 62 780 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 096.5 | 2 193.5 | 2 323.8 | 2 434.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 165.5 | 2 258.1 | 2 381.9 | 2 479.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 232 | 35 636 | 37 329 | 38 771 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 358 | 36 684 | 38 262 | 39 495 | - |
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Males | % | 54.9 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.6 | - |
Females | % | 45.1 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 207 | 4 177 | 3 972 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 103.8 | 105.8 | 105.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 111.3 | 113.3 | 114.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 671 | 25 320 | 26 602 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 462 | 27 128 | 28 772 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 871 | 5 607 | 5 043 | 4 821 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 638 | 1 986 | 2 319 | 2 334 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 074 | 1 179 | 1 236 | 1 230 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 583 | 8 772 | 8 598 | 8 385 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 245 | 1 152 | 984 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 414 | 543 | 501 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 659 | 1 695 | 1 485 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 452 | 1 626 | 1 152 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 75 | 399 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 488 | 1 701 | 1 551 |
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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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