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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 794 | 1 366 | 1 308 | 1 228 | 1 234 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 9 755 | 9 987 | 10 156 | 9 743 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 45 216 | 46 244 | 47 106 | 48 072 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 661.0 | 2 852.5 | 3 083.6 | 3 420.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 58 852 | 61 683 | 65 462 | 71 148 | - |
Net tax | $m | 812.9 | 890.3 | 971.3 | 1 088.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 17 979 | 19 252 | 20 619 | 22 637 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 30.5 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 31.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 35 155 | 35 462 | 35 673 | 35 682 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 802.2 | 1 886.9 | 1 989.9 | 2 098.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 977.8 | 2 064.3 | 2 169.5 | 2 335.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 51 265 | 53 209 | 55 783 | 58 814 | - |
Average total income | $ | 56 260 | 58 211 | 60 817 | 65 458 | - |
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Males | % | 51.4 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 51.2 | - |
Females | % | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 48.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.6 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 741 | 3 720 | 3 613 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 194.0 | 206.2 | 223.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 229.8 | 238.6 | 255.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 51 855 | 55 443 | 61 867 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 61 426 | 64 136 | 70 734 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 891 | 6 738 | 6 501 | 6 489 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 280 | 2 508 | 2 811 | 2 955 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 038 | 1 161 | 1 275 | 1 269 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 10 209 | 10 407 | 10 587 | 10 713 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 212 | 1 206 | 1 188 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 426 | 552 | 441 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 638 | 1 758 | 1 629 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 434 | 1 314 | 1 200 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 96 | 357 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 548 | 1 410 | 1 557 |
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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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