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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 7 560 | 6 530 | 5 267 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 18 961 | 19 219 | 19 868 | 19 717 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 85 283 | 87 436 | 88 766 | 90 913 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 985.8 | 3 177.1 | 3 413.9 | 3 644.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 011 | 36 336 | 38 459 | 40 088 | - |
Net tax | $m | 660.8 | 717.6 | 779.4 | 834.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 749 | 8 207 | 8 780 | 9 179 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 22.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 74 900 | 76 395 | 77 784 | 79 560 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 459.6 | 2 608.3 | 2 782.3 | 2 951.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 596.3 | 2 744.1 | 2 931.4 | 3 108.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 838 | 34 143 | 35 769 | 37 093 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 663 | 35 920 | 37 686 | 39 069 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.1 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 7 935 | 7 777 | 7 344 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 206.3 | 210.3 | 214.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 228.3 | 234.1 | 237.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 997 | 27 036 | 29 140 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 772 | 30 097 | 32 277 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 10 308 | 10 206 | 9 570 | 9 600 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 346 | 2 712 | 3 108 | 3 258 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 610 | 2 832 | 3 072 | 3 093 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 15 264 | 15 750 | 15 750 | 15 951 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 1 812 | 1 770 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 585 | 804 | 678 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 463 | 2 616 | 2 448 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 058 | 2 211 | 1 776 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 120 | 486 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 154 | 2 331 | 2 262 |
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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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