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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 207 | 1 778 | 1 667 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 9 336 | 9 445 | 9 829 | 9 841 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 47 555 | 48 213 | 48 496 | 48 842 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 660.8 | 1 754.0 | 1 847.2 | 1 954.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 925 | 36 380 | 38 090 | 40 024 | - |
Net tax | $m | 364.9 | 394.8 | 414.9 | 442.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 673 | 8 188 | 8 555 | 9 062 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 43 839 | 44 274 | 44 503 | 44 731 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 454.3 | 1 524.9 | 1 601.0 | 1 678.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 516.8 | 1 592.2 | 1 668.5 | 1 752.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 174 | 34 442 | 35 976 | 37 529 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 600 | 35 963 | 37 493 | 39 189 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 51.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 48.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 464 | 4 312 | 4 073 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 113.7 | 118.1 | 117.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 123.0 | 126.6 | 127.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 470 | 27 381 | 28 811 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 558 | 29 354 | 31 232 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 149 | 4 194 | 4 098 | 3 981 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 945 | 1 029 | 1 203 | 1 209 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 546 | 630 | 672 | 678 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 640 | 5 853 | 5 973 | 5 868 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 765 | 708 | 711 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 243 | 261 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 957 | 951 | 972 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 861 | 834 | 738 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 36 | 198 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 882 | 870 | 936 |
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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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