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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 199 | 3 007 | 2 950 | 2 755 | 2 399 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 897 | 8 448 | 9 011 | 9 150 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 36 872 | 38 494 | 40 142 | 41 986 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 225.7 | 1 334.1 | 1 478.8 | 1 634.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 241 | 34 657 | 36 839 | 38 932 | - |
Net tax | $m | 262.7 | 293.4 | 328.8 | 368.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 126 | 7 623 | 8 192 | 8 774 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 306 | 35 700 | 37 338 | 39 213 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 077.0 | 1 168.4 | 1 284.2 | 1 427.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 121.9 | 1 214.3 | 1 334.2 | 1 480.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 393 | 32 728 | 34 394 | 36 409 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 702 | 34 013 | 35 733 | 37 762 | - |
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Males | % | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.2 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.9 | 45.9 | 45.8 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 110 | 4 062 | 3 922 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 100.8 | 107.1 | 110.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 108.1 | 115.4 | 118.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 527 | 26 364 | 28 124 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 309 | 28 406 | 30 237 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 975 | 3 918 | 3 597 | 3 759 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 795 | 972 | 1 206 | 1 281 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 600 | 681 | 753 | 723 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 370 | 5 571 | 5 556 | 5 763 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 819 | 717 | 861 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 315 | 294 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 077 | 1 032 | 1 155 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 933 | 951 | 738 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 27 | 171 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 951 | 978 | 909 |
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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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