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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 4 734 | 3 946 | 3 444 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 351 | 8 587 | 8 880 | 8 957 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 37 838 | 39 078 | 39 552 | 40 677 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 248.4 | 1 340.2 | 1 435.3 | 1 535.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 994 | 34 295 | 36 289 | 37 739 | - |
Net tax | $m | 263.3 | 290.1 | 312.1 | 335.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 960 | 7 424 | 7 890 | 8 244 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 526 | 35 389 | 36 074 | 37 171 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 094.0 | 1 169.0 | 1 251.5 | 1 339.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 143.9 | 1 218.1 | 1 304.8 | 1 397.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 687 | 33 032 | 34 692 | 36 042 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 130 | 34 420 | 36 169 | 37 590 | - |
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Males | % | 53.6 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.1 | - |
Females | % | 46.4 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.3 | 25.6 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 260 | 3 239 | 3 024 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 77.6 | 81.8 | 80.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 85.0 | 89.8 | 87.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 817 | 25 240 | 26 705 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 087 | 27 725 | 28 991 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 407 | 4 371 | 4 101 | 4 110 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 981 | 1 098 | 1 302 | 1 392 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 218 | 1 290 | 1 398 | 1 401 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 606 | 6 759 | 6 801 | 6 903 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 921 | 699 | 828 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 345 | 318 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 161 | 1 044 | 1 146 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 906 | 951 | 789 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 51 | 243 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 963 | 1 002 | 1 032 |
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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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