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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 437 | 2 206 | 1 998 | 1 976 | 1 797 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 194 | 7 323 | 7 523 | 7 422 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 44 071 | 44 918 | 45 748 | 46 572 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 815.3 | 1 918.0 | 2 049.2 | 2 225.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 190 | 42 700 | 44 793 | 47 786 | - |
Net tax | $m | 440.8 | 475.8 | 508.1 | 557.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 002 | 10 593 | 11 107 | 11 961 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 25.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 39 716 | 40 135 | 40 859 | 41 268 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 517.2 | 1 592.5 | 1 697.4 | 1 835.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 607.2 | 1 680.8 | 1 788.2 | 1 936.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 200 | 39 678 | 41 543 | 44 472 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 467 | 41 878 | 43 766 | 46 922 | - |
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Males | % | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 49.7 | - |
Females | % | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 50.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 968 | 2 941 | 2 701 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 91.8 | 94.5 | 91.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 102.8 | 105.2 | 103.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 921 | 32 122 | 33 931 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 634 | 35 759 | 38 177 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 483 | 3 258 | 2 943 | 2 871 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 768 | 894 | 1 071 | 1 176 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 483 | 555 | 615 | 594 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 734 | 4 707 | 4 629 | 4 641 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 666 | 612 | 492 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 228 | 231 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 873 | 840 | 723 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 816 | 825 | 642 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 42 | 165 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 828 | 867 | 807 |
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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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