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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 292 | 1 082 | 1 079 | 1 010 | 946 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 610 | 5 871 | 5 839 | 5 825 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 24 204 | 24 828 | 25 558 | 25 988 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 981.2 | 1 037.6 | 1 114.3 | 1 193.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 539 | 41 792 | 43 598 | 45 904 | - |
Net tax | $m | 240.5 | 258.4 | 277.6 | 297.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 938 | 10 406 | 10 862 | 11 460 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.5 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 673 | 22 112 | 22 653 | 22 960 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 839.1 | 885.3 | 949.0 | 1 011.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 883.4 | 929.4 | 994.0 | 1 056.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 718 | 40 035 | 41 894 | 44 055 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 759 | 42 030 | 43 878 | 46 018 | - |
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Males | % | 51.1 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 48.9 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 243 | 2 309 | 2 179 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 54.0 | 56.6 | 57.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 60.0 | 63.4 | 63.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 057 | 24 533 | 26 312 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 751 | 27 477 | 29 223 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 505 | 2 475 | 2 388 | 2 436 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 918 | 1 026 | 1 167 | 1 197 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 381 | 426 | 483 | 498 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 804 | 3 927 | 4 038 | 4 131 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 543 | 513 | 438 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 201 | 234 | 183 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 744 | 747 | 621 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 495 | 609 | 501 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 183 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 510 | 630 | 684 |
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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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