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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 940 | 1 818 | 1 703 | 1 621 | 1 428 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 635 | 6 866 | 7 091 | 6 979 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 44 131 | 45 249 | 46 260 | 46 695 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 834.9 | 1 952.5 | 2 081.3 | 2 231.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 578 | 43 151 | 44 991 | 47 778 | - |
Net tax | $m | 451.0 | 489.9 | 520.3 | 560.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 220 | 10 826 | 11 248 | 11 992 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 41 943 | 42 856 | 43 563 | 43 689 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 643.3 | 1 741.2 | 1 851.7 | 1 984.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 720.4 | 1 820.7 | 1 928.4 | 2 064.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 178 | 40 630 | 42 506 | 45 429 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 019 | 42 485 | 44 266 | 47 262 | - |
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Males | % | 50.2 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.1 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 10.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 142 | 3 056 | 2 832 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 87.6 | 92.3 | 90.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 95.1 | 100.2 | 99.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 892 | 30 218 | 32 020 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 262 | 32 791 | 35 023 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 312 | 3 204 | 2 928 | 2 859 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 765 | 900 | 1 077 | 1 173 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 372 | 408 | 459 | 426 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 449 | 4 512 | 4 464 | 4 458 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 717 | 594 | 480 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 270 | 267 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 906 | 864 | 747 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 861 | 927 | 591 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 36 | 180 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 882 | 963 | 771 |
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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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