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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 035 | 2 766 | 2 432 | 2 324 | 2 444 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 542 | 5 706 | 6 067 | 6 100 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 35 178 | 35 408 | 36 086 | 36 369 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 434.7 | 1 512.9 | 1 633.8 | 1 723.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 783 | 42 729 | 45 274 | 47 388 | - |
Net tax | $m | 358.2 | 387.7 | 420.6 | 445.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 183 | 10 949 | 11 655 | 12 238 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 33 981 | 33 898 | 34 516 | 34 722 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 328.1 | 1 388.2 | 1 497.9 | 1 588.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 376.2 | 1 440.6 | 1 545.8 | 1 631.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 084 | 40 951 | 43 398 | 45 744 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 499 | 42 498 | 44 786 | 46 987 | - |
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Males | % | 51.8 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 51.0 | - |
Females | % | 48.2 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 49.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.7 | 35.9 | 35.4 | 34.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.4 | 25.8 | 26.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 993 | 2 943 | 2 761 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 86.2 | 92.8 | 91.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 94.9 | 101.7 | 100.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 786 | 31 527 | 33 247 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 702 | 34 550 | 36 260 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 280 | 5 118 | 4 707 | 4 554 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 389 | 1 560 | 1 842 | 1 902 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 047 | 1 128 | 1 218 | 1 200 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 716 | 7 806 | 7 767 | 7 656 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 158 | 909 | 870 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 309 | 363 | 378 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 467 | 1 272 | 1 248 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 368 | 1 338 | 981 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 60 | 303 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 419 | 1 398 | 1 284 |
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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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