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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 111 | 1 082 | 1 016 | 1 070 | 933 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 367 | 5 517 | 5 702 | 5 659 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 26 553 | 27 117 | 27 035 | 27 242 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 025.0 | 1 083.1 | 1 124.6 | 1 184.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 603 | 39 941 | 41 599 | 43 469 | - |
Net tax | $m | 241.8 | 261.3 | 270.3 | 285.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 106 | 9 636 | 9 998 | 10 460 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 751 | 25 114 | 25 018 | 24 961 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 891.0 | 931.2 | 966.0 | 1 009.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 940.0 | 980.8 | 1 016.2 | 1 059.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 996 | 37 077 | 38 614 | 40 430 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 977 | 39 051 | 40 620 | 42 446 | - |
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Males | % | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 033 | 2 010 | 1 904 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 52.0 | 56.7 | 55.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 58.9 | 63.3 | 60.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 567 | 28 227 | 29 008 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 951 | 31 471 | 31 964 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 517 | 2 442 | 2 343 | 2 346 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 906 | 1 056 | 1 164 | 1 248 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 408 | 450 | 486 | 471 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 831 | 3 948 | 3 993 | 4 065 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 546 | 453 | 492 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 180 | 195 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 729 | 633 | 687 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 582 | 624 | 378 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 57 | 147 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 606 | 681 | 525 |
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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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