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Unemployed persons | no. | 6 232 | 4 626 | 5 088 | 6 344 | 5 632 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 18 411 | 19 187 | 19 548 | 19 788 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 66 768 | 68 735 | 70 453 | 71 894 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 294.5 | 2 428.5 | 2 614.0 | 2 786.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 365 | 35 332 | 37 103 | 38 752 | - |
Net tax | $m | 496.1 | 542.6 | 583.9 | 625.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 430 | 7 894 | 8 288 | 8 698 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 58 171 | 60 146 | 61 188 | 62 448 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 829.9 | 1 963.7 | 2 092.5 | 2 219.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 941.7 | 2 075.3 | 2 211.0 | 2 335.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 456 | 32 649 | 34 197 | 35 540 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 379 | 34 505 | 36 134 | 37 403 | - |
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Males | % | 53.4 | 53.3 | 53.0 | 52.8 | - |
Females | % | 46.6 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 8 881 | 7 789 | 7 887 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 258.4 | 205.5 | 226.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 267.6 | 227.8 | 250.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 094 | 26 389 | 28 756 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 132 | 29 243 | 31 817 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 652 | 8 403 | 8 148 | 8 016 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 913 | 3 255 | 3 690 | 3 852 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 935 | 2 082 | 2 292 | 2 334 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 13 500 | 13 740 | 14 130 | 14 202 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 470 | 1 239 | 1 308 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 633 | 735 | 738 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 103 | 1 974 | 2 046 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 632 | 1 731 | 1 473 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 123 | 495 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 764 | 1 854 | 1 968 |
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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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