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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 960 | 5 075 | 4 850 | 5 052 | 4 330 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 15 087 | 16 099 | 17 054 | 17 303 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 80 707 | 82 547 | 83 654 | 85 516 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 994.1 | 3 183.9 | 3 390.8 | 3 583.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 098 | 38 571 | 40 533 | 41 908 | - |
Net tax | $m | 698.8 | 760.8 | 814.0 | 854.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 659 | 9 216 | 9 730 | 9 989 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 76 249 | 77 723 | 78 748 | 80 167 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 646.0 | 2 790.9 | 2 962.8 | 3 128.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 779.9 | 2 926.9 | 3 099.4 | 3 267.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 702 | 35 909 | 37 624 | 39 029 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 458 | 37 658 | 39 358 | 40 763 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 53.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.6 | 46.8 | 46.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 819 | 6 788 | 6 564 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 157.6 | 168.4 | 170.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 173.3 | 186.1 | 188.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 117 | 24 806 | 25 950 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 409 | 27 409 | 28 699 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 742 | 8 640 | 8 481 | 8 604 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 087 | 3 507 | 4 047 | 4 239 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 572 | 1 743 | 1 875 | 1 869 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 13 401 | 13 890 | 14 403 | 14 712 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 749 | 1 800 | 1 674 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 717 | 759 | 714 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 466 | 2 559 | 2 388 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 004 | 1 974 | 1 605 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 108 | 525 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 094 | 2 082 | 2 130 |
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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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