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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 414 | 2 426 | 2 102 | 2 184 | 2 376 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 13 586 | 14 040 | 14 169 | 14 003 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 68 424 | 69 482 | 70 816 | 72 170 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 3 248.7 | 3 432.9 | 3 709.5 | 3 991.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 480 | 49 407 | 52 383 | 55 308 | - |
Net tax | $m | 888.3 | 956.6 | 1 042.4 | 1 123.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 982 | 13 767 | 14 719 | 15 567 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.3 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 59 656 | 59 833 | 60 321 | 61 173 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 595.6 | 2 715.2 | 2 898.6 | 3 104.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 767.4 | 2 869.3 | 3 060.2 | 3 278.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 510 | 45 379 | 48 053 | 50 754 | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 390 | 47 955 | 50 732 | 53 585 | - |
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Males | % | 51.4 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 51.0 | - |
Females | % | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 49.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.4 | 20.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 17.1 | 17.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 827 | 6 849 | 6 536 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 224.5 | 245.2 | 250.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 251.9 | 272.6 | 277.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 890 | 35 804 | 38 301 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 904 | 39 804 | 42 453 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 855 | 9 567 | 8 985 | 8 817 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 432 | 3 894 | 4 467 | 4 593 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 833 | 1 935 | 2 055 | 2 061 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 15 120 | 15 396 | 15 507 | 15 471 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 887 | 1 782 | 1 470 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 672 | 849 | 696 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 559 | 2 631 | 2 166 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 232 | 2 205 | 1 686 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 132 | 615 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 313 | 2 337 | 2 301 |
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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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