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Unemployed persons | no. | 915 | 880 | 831 | 827 | 772 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 647 | 5 893 | 5 956 | 5 915 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 28 909 | 29 229 | 29 435 | 29 862 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 528.5 | 1 604.1 | 1 733.6 | 1 869.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 52 872 | 54 880 | 58 897 | 62 590 | - |
Net tax | $m | 445.5 | 472.4 | 516.7 | 561.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 15 411 | 16 163 | 17 555 | 18 795 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 29.1 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 30.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 23 385 | 23 198 | 23 148 | 23 146 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 058.4 | 1 085.4 | 1 141.2 | 1 202.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 158.0 | 1 170.0 | 1 237.0 | 1 293.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 45 258 | 46 787 | 49 299 | 51 947 | - |
Average total income | $ | 49 519 | 50 436 | 53 438 | 55 892 | - |
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Males | % | 51.1 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.9 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.6 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 17.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 398 | 3 422 | 3 134 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 120.6 | 130.5 | 131.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 137.4 | 145.9 | 148.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 35 482 | 38 130 | 41 936 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 443 | 42 645 | 47 502 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 349 | 5 157 | 4 920 | 4 842 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 043 | 2 244 | 2 496 | 2 607 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 822 | 885 | 933 | 939 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 214 | 8 286 | 8 349 | 8 388 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 969 | 774 | 771 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 348 | 408 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 305 | 1 122 | 1 179 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 134 | 1 029 | 855 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 60 | 291 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 179 | 1 089 | 1 146 |
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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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