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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 093 | 1 879 | 1 821 | 1 643 | 1 617 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 014 | 7 247 | 7 507 | 7 253 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 34 936 | 35 331 | 35 935 | 36 972 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 580.3 | 1 663.3 | 1 832.0 | 1 947.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 45 234 | 47 079 | 50 981 | 52 667 | - |
Net tax | $m | 420.2 | 452.5 | 512.1 | 536.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 027 | 12 807 | 14 251 | 14 505 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.6 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 27.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 28 703 | 28 820 | 29 324 | 29 965 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 178.8 | 1 219.9 | 1 289.2 | 1 375.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 259.2 | 1 302.3 | 1 375.8 | 1 472.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 068 | 42 328 | 43 963 | 45 896 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 871 | 45 187 | 46 917 | 49 134 | - |
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Males | % | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.7 | 51.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.4 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 247 | 3 291 | 3 149 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 121.9 | 134.3 | 141.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 140.0 | 152.9 | 157.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 555 | 40 797 | 44 822 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 125 | 46 448 | 50 122 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 318 | 6 306 | 6 120 | 6 153 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 731 | 1 929 | 2 109 | 2 235 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 825 | 921 | 993 | 1 002 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 874 | 9 156 | 9 222 | 9 390 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 179 | 990 | 996 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 339 | 411 | 360 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 518 | 1 401 | 1 356 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 221 | 1 185 | 969 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 72 | 243 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 275 | 1 257 | 1 212 |
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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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