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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 915 | 2 482 | 1 910 | 2 092 | 2 635 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 172 | 7 523 | 8 333 | 8 556 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 35 966 | 36 356 | 36 535 | 37 206 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 312.5 | 1 368.5 | 1 427.2 | 1 492.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 493 | 37 642 | 39 064 | 40 109 | - |
Net tax | $m | 298.8 | 317.8 | 327.7 | 339.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 308 | 8 741 | 8 970 | 9 130 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 252 | 34 372 | 34 719 | 35 613 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 200.8 | 1 245.9 | 1 311.7 | 1 391.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 244.4 | 1 287.1 | 1 344.5 | 1 414.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 058 | 36 247 | 37 782 | 39 077 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 330 | 37 447 | 38 726 | 39 717 | - |
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Males | % | 54.5 | 54.5 | 54.3 | 54.8 | - |
Females | % | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 45.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 28.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 475 | 3 482 | 3 340 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 79.7 | 82.6 | 81.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 86.0 | 88.5 | 87.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 940 | 23 732 | 24 326 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 760 | 25 422 | 26 181 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 854 | 4 878 | 4 566 | 4 440 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 329 | 1 608 | 1 971 | 2 085 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 834 | 915 | 972 | 996 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 017 | 7 401 | 7 509 | 7 521 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 098 | 918 | 900 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 393 | 465 | 474 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 491 | 1 383 | 1 374 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 167 | 1 233 | 960 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 84 | 300 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 206 | 1 317 | 1 260 |
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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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