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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 881 | 1 860 | 1 692 | 1 706 | 1 443 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 072 | 8 388 | 8 668 | 8 503 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 48 551 | 50 059 | 50 751 | 52 038 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 3 196.2 | 3 460.2 | 3 698.6 | 4 063.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 65 833 | 69 122 | 72 877 | 78 081 | - |
Net tax | $m | 1 037.0 | 1 141.8 | 1 225.0 | 1 352.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 21 359 | 22 809 | 24 137 | 25 995 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 32.4 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 38 075 | 38 764 | 39 296 | 39 986 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 978.2 | 2 112.6 | 2 177.4 | 2 319.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 178.0 | 2 310.9 | 2 415.2 | 2 612.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 51 956 | 54 499 | 55 411 | 57 994 | - |
Average total income | $ | 57 204 | 59 614 | 61 461 | 65 333 | - |
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Males | % | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.1 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 34.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 803 | 3 757 | 3 503 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 292.6 | 310.2 | 336.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 347.5 | 354.5 | 383.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 76 947 | 82 555 | 95 959 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 91 365 | 94 353 | 109 369 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 729 | 9 639 | 9 234 | 9 234 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 802 | 3 108 | 3 573 | 3 732 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 881 | 2 073 | 2 274 | 2 262 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 14 412 | 14 820 | 15 081 | 15 228 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 1 626 | 1 668 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 627 | 693 | 627 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 505 | 2 319 | 2 295 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 2 097 | 1 464 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 165 | 525 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 974 | 2 262 | 1 989 |
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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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