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Unemployed persons | no. | 7 637 | 6 356 | 4 876 | 4 480 | 4 027 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 20 706 | 21 465 | 22 714 | 22 284 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 122 961 | 123 849 | 126 293 | 128 578 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 7 068.2 | 7 588.9 | 8 255.4 | 9 090.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 57 483 | 61 276 | 65 367 | 70 699 | - |
Net tax | $m | 2 176.4 | 2 396.4 | 2 636.5 | 2 937.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 17 700 | 19 349 | 20 876 | 22 846 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 30.8 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 32.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 105 116 | 103 462 | 105 864 | 106 900 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 4 989.2 | 5 164.6 | 5 519.5 | 5 968.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 5 374.1 | 5 569.9 | 5 951.8 | 6 401.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 47 463 | 49 917 | 52 138 | 55 835 | - |
Average total income | $ | 51 126 | 53 835 | 56 221 | 59 885 | - |
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Males | % | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.8 | - |
Females | % | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 36.2 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 36.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.5 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.3 | 26.5 | 27.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 12 038 | 11 972 | 11 255 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 682.0 | 739.3 | 828.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 775.6 | 836.7 | 953.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 56 657 | 61 752 | 73 605 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 64 430 | 69 890 | 84 696 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 19 659 | 19 287 | 18 492 | 18 207 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 547 | 6 339 | 7 185 | 7 482 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 715 | 3 081 | 3 309 | 3 261 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 27 921 | 28 707 | 28 986 | 28 950 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 137 | 3 498 | 3 258 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 218 | 1 275 | 1 302 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 5 355 | 4 773 | 4 560 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 407 | 4 398 | 3 624 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 216 | 282 | 1 029 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 623 | 4 680 | 4 653 |
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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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