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Unemployed persons | no. | 5 921 | 5 401 | 5 755 | 4 917 | 4 955 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 19 841 | 21 491 | 23 849 | 24 907 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 104 114 | 110 708 | 115 892 | 121 304 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 3 734.4 | 4 107.5 | 4 518.7 | 4 912.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 868 | 37 103 | 38 991 | 40 501 | - |
Net tax | $m | 843.0 | 949.5 | 1 048.7 | 1 140.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 097 | 8 576 | 9 049 | 9 404 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 98 877 | 104 842 | 109 956 | 114 926 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 3 306.5 | 3 645.5 | 3 990.6 | 4 323.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 3 443.9 | 3 786.4 | 4 132.4 | 4 475.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 440 | 34 772 | 36 292 | 37 619 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 830 | 36 115 | 37 582 | 38 943 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 45.6 | 45.7 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.8 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.2 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 10 757 | 10 868 | 10 479 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 271.8 | 279.6 | 279.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 293.8 | 302.8 | 302.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 267 | 25 727 | 26 663 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 309 | 27 863 | 28 908 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 12 957 | 12 444 | 11 985 | 12 099 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 723 | 4 302 | 5 010 | 5 229 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 773 | 2 073 | 2 283 | 2 316 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 18 453 | 18 819 | 19 278 | 19 644 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 607 | 2 610 | 2 505 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 969 | 1 062 | 1 068 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 576 | 3 672 | 3 573 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 294 | 2 958 | 2 367 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 186 | 771 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 411 | 3 144 | 3 138 |
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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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