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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 123 | 2 233 | 1 872 | 1 717 | 1 390 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 481 | 11 695 | 11 958 | 11 358 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 53 919 | 54 438 | 55 152 | 56 054 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 055.8 | 2 159.2 | 2 316.2 | 2 513.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 128 | 39 664 | 41 997 | 44 831 | - |
Net tax | $m | 492.1 | 528.9 | 569.9 | 626.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 127 | 9 715 | 10 333 | 11 172 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 48 490 | 48 692 | 49 198 | 49 618 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 701.0 | 1 777.0 | 1 879.8 | 2 016.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 791.1 | 1 866.2 | 1 976.9 | 2 129.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 078 | 36 494 | 38 208 | 40 642 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 937 | 38 326 | 40 182 | 42 910 | - |
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Males | % | 51.7 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.5 | - |
Females | % | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.0 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 068 | 5 883 | 5 606 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 172.7 | 180.3 | 186.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 186.4 | 196.7 | 201.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 457 | 30 646 | 33 283 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 717 | 33 437 | 35 934 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 150 | 5 952 | 5 730 | 5 667 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 449 | 1 668 | 1 950 | 2 088 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 678 | 765 | 834 | 831 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 277 | 8 385 | 8 514 | 8 586 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 107 | 1 077 | 1 101 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 387 | 417 | 309 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 494 | 1 494 | 1 410 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 380 | 1 326 | 1 017 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 69 | 255 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 413 | 1 395 | 1 272 |
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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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