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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 4 623 | 4 539 | 4 480 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 016 | 12 309 | 14 205 | 15 191 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 65 407 | 71 000 | 77 061 | 82 817 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 375.3 | 2 679.7 | 3 040.2 | 3 371.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 315 | 37 742 | 39 452 | 40 712 | - |
Net tax | $m | 535.5 | 620.7 | 703.4 | 776.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 186 | 8 742 | 9 128 | 9 370 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 63 656 | 68 945 | 74 912 | 80 328 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 207.9 | 2 494.6 | 2 838.9 | 3 175.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 302.7 | 2 586.8 | 2 930.3 | 3 264.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 685 | 36 182 | 37 896 | 39 527 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 173 | 37 520 | 39 116 | 40 636 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.4 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 26.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 629 | 4 909 | 4 983 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 109.3 | 127.4 | 133.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 117.8 | 137.7 | 144.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 621 | 25 954 | 26 689 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 455 | 28 060 | 29 082 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 222 | 6 273 | 6 126 | 6 189 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 884 | 2 202 | 2 703 | 2 946 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 086 | 1 203 | 1 323 | 1 338 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 9 192 | 9 678 | 10 152 | 10 473 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 635 | 1 704 | 1 497 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 537 | 708 | 660 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 172 | 2 412 | 2 157 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 587 | 1 680 | 1 431 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 63 | 408 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 641 | 1 743 | 1 839 |
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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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