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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 558 | 4 217 | 3 512 | 3 647 | 4 936 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 815 | 12 398 | 13 099 | 13 341 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 54 652 | 56 769 | 59 276 | 62 335 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 874.8 | 2 029.3 | 2 273.5 | 2 485.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 305 | 35 747 | 38 355 | 39 872 | - |
Net tax | $m | 405.6 | 450.5 | 516.2 | 562.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 422 | 7 936 | 8 708 | 9 022 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 50 723 | 52 365 | 54 516 | 57 325 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 602.0 | 1 732.7 | 1 886.3 | 2 062.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 671.4 | 1 809.5 | 1 986.9 | 2 165.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 583 | 33 089 | 34 601 | 35 978 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 951 | 34 555 | 36 447 | 37 781 | - |
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Males | % | 51.6 | 51.7 | 51.5 | 51.7 | - |
Females | % | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.9 | 27.2 | 26.6 | 26.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 889 | 6 712 | 6 304 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 191.4 | 196.7 | 207.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 209.5 | 215.9 | 228.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 786 | 29 298 | 32 968 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 406 | 32 170 | 36 261 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 250 | 7 749 | 7 356 | 7 542 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 923 | 2 190 | 2 607 | 2 799 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 034 | 2 292 | 2 493 | 2 502 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 12 207 | 12 231 | 12 456 | 12 843 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 470 | 1 455 | 1 500 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 600 | 741 | 705 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 070 | 2 196 | 2 205 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 1 884 | 1 338 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 111 | 531 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 980 | 1 995 | 1 869 |
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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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