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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 690 | 3 878 | 3 419 | 3 768 | 4 013 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 632 | 11 233 | 11 748 | 11 723 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 49 579 | 50 842 | 51 361 | 52 620 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 734.8 | 1 843.4 | 1 945.2 | 2 062.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 990 | 36 258 | 37 873 | 39 203 | - |
Net tax | $m | 381.6 | 415.8 | 436.3 | 462.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 696 | 8 178 | 8 494 | 8 791 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 46 042 | 47 226 | 47 570 | 48 615 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 519.0 | 1 614.2 | 1 696.3 | 1 805.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 592.3 | 1 687.3 | 1 768.2 | 1 881.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 991 | 34 181 | 35 660 | 37 143 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 584 | 35 729 | 37 170 | 38 693 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.9 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 696 | 4 589 | 4 372 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 110.9 | 114.1 | 115.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 121.2 | 125.7 | 125.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 606 | 24 867 | 26 350 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 807 | 27 398 | 28 752 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 802 | 5 652 | 5 328 | 5 283 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 731 | 1 995 | 2 388 | 2 445 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 107 | 1 221 | 1 341 | 1 341 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 640 | 8 868 | 9 057 | 9 069 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 206 | 1 143 | 1 026 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 387 | 519 | 483 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 593 | 1 662 | 1 509 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 359 | 1 434 | 1 101 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 93 | 315 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 392 | 1 527 | 1 416 |
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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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