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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 10 642 | 10 116 | 8 472 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 31 296 | 32 596 | 34 046 | 33 783 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 139 501 | 143 447 | 147 659 | 153 402 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 5 013.8 | 5 374.8 | 5 877.8 | 6 492.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 941 | 37 469 | 39 807 | 42 326 | - |
Net tax | $m | 1 147.7 | 1 262.1 | 1 394.8 | 1 563.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 227 | 8 799 | 9 446 | 10 192 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 126 745 | 129 888 | 134 054 | 139 529 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 4 229.0 | 4 505.3 | 4 878.3 | 5 362.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 4 428.2 | 4 709.5 | 5 107.8 | 5 616.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 366 | 34 686 | 36 390 | 38 432 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 938 | 36 258 | 38 103 | 40 255 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 15 089 | 14 813 | 14 087 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 420.3 | 442.2 | 459.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 458.3 | 480.8 | 498.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 855 | 29 854 | 32 626 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 376 | 32 455 | 35 369 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 18 435 | 17 856 | 17 022 | 17 295 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 248 | 4 953 | 5 892 | 6 330 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 732 | 4 140 | 4 506 | 4 521 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 26 415 | 26 949 | 27 420 | 28 146 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 654 | 3 393 | 3 495 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 212 | 1 416 | 1 575 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 866 | 4 809 | 5 070 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 380 | 4 131 | 3 264 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 189 | 1 026 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 554 | 4 320 | 4 290 |
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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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