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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 318 | 3 323 | 3 150 | 3 335 | 3 426 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 14 119 | 14 923 | 15 702 | 15 933 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 73 192 | 76 226 | 77 459 | 79 025 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 3 502.8 | 3 794.3 | 4 006.5 | 4 238.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 858 | 49 777 | 51 724 | 53 634 | - |
Net tax | $m | 956.0 | 1 057.2 | 1 111.5 | 1 165.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 13 062 | 13 869 | 14 349 | 14 748 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.3 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 67 101 | 69 374 | 70 252 | 71 281 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 955.2 | 3 151.5 | 3 330.5 | 3 531.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 3 113.5 | 3 312.8 | 3 471.8 | 3 658.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 042 | 45 427 | 47 408 | 49 544 | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 400 | 47 752 | 49 419 | 51 325 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.7 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 491 | 6 554 | 6 342 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 207.8 | 226.1 | 234.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 231.0 | 253.7 | 260.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 011 | 34 498 | 37 038 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 591 | 38 711 | 41 039 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 10 860 | 10 800 | 10 107 | 10 119 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 909 | 4 515 | 5 193 | 5 445 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 944 | 2 214 | 2 364 | 2 376 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 16 713 | 17 529 | 17 664 | 17 940 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 385 | 2 079 | 1 974 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 879 | 1 092 | 978 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 264 | 3 171 | 2 952 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 553 | 2 718 | 1 896 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 165 | 732 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 658 | 2 883 | 2 628 |
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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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