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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 285 | 1 149 | 1 022 | 1 288 | 1 068 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 344 | 5 504 | 5 846 | 5 910 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 952 | 24 598 | 25 112 | 25 713 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 036.3 | 1 106.4 | 1 186.8 | 1 272.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 43 267 | 44 978 | 47 259 | 49 493 | - |
Net tax | $m | 266.2 | 291.8 | 314.2 | 337.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 113 | 11 864 | 12 511 | 13 136 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.7 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 510 | 21 819 | 22 419 | 22 898 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 845.3 | 892.2 | 949.8 | 1 017.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 893.0 | 931.4 | 1 001.4 | 1 056.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 298 | 40 893 | 42 366 | 44 445 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 516 | 42 689 | 44 668 | 46 127 | - |
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Males | % | 52.2 | 52.3 | 52.1 | 52.1 | - |
Females | % | 47.8 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 47.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 26.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.3 | 19.8 | 20.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 353 | 2 413 | 2 349 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 81.1 | 87.0 | 89.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 89.1 | 95.4 | 98.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 462 | 36 039 | 38 088 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 853 | 39 531 | 41 705 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 414 | 3 498 | 3 345 | 3 270 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 083 | 1 251 | 1 455 | 1 548 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 549 | 606 | 642 | 633 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 046 | 5 355 | 5 442 | 5 451 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 822 | 654 | 609 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 246 | 282 | 219 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 068 | 936 | 828 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 780 | 759 | 633 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 186 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 807 | 804 | 819 |
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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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