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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 700 | 2 305 | 2 323 | 2 055 | 2 117 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 445 | 8 651 | 9 038 | 8 870 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 38 487 | 39 492 | 40 000 | 40 929 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 453.8 | 1 547.3 | 1 644.5 | 1 745.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 773 | 39 180 | 41 114 | 42 656 | - |
Net tax | $m | 338.9 | 369.7 | 393.0 | 415.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 805 | 9 361 | 9 826 | 10 150 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 35 238 | 35 877 | 36 342 | 36 851 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 252.1 | 1 326.1 | 1 405.6 | 1 487.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 316.8 | 1 391.2 | 1 472.5 | 1 553.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 533 | 36 961 | 38 678 | 40 354 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 368 | 38 776 | 40 519 | 42 142 | - |
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Males | % | 53.0 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.6 | - |
Females | % | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 382 | 3 360 | 3 201 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 79.4 | 82.8 | 81.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 88.7 | 92.5 | 90.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 487 | 24 651 | 25 600 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 241 | 27 528 | 28 368 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 009 | 5 883 | 5 598 | 5 691 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 193 | 2 493 | 2 886 | 2 931 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 019 | 2 148 | 2 295 | 2 295 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 10 221 | 10 524 | 10 779 | 10 917 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 176 | 1 104 | 1 077 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 447 | 546 | 513 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 623 | 1 650 | 1 590 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 320 | 1 395 | 981 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 108 | 414 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 410 | 1 503 | 1 395 |
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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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