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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 679 | 2 790 | 2 643 | 2 008 | 2 288 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 181 | 8 694 | 9 250 | 9 276 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 37 469 | 39 089 | 40 664 | 42 800 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 284.7 | 1 421.8 | 1 546.0 | 1 763.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 286 | 36 374 | 38 018 | 41 213 | - |
Net tax | $m | 282.5 | 327.9 | 352.8 | 418.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 538 | 8 389 | 8 675 | 9 777 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 394 | 35 652 | 37 140 | 39 075 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 105.9 | 1 192.0 | 1 307.1 | 1 455.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 152.7 | 1 237.2 | 1 358.6 | 1 509.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 153 | 33 434 | 35 195 | 37 245 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 515 | 34 703 | 36 580 | 38 628 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.4 | 53.4 | 53.4 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 46.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.1 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.0 | 26.8 | 26.1 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 579 | 4 559 | 4 421 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 116.3 | 125.3 | 129.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 125.3 | 134.2 | 139.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 402 | 27 491 | 29 218 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 368 | 29 426 | 31 533 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 163 | 4 965 | 4 722 | 4 806 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 161 | 1 365 | 1 620 | 1 749 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 107 | 1 233 | 1 344 | 1 380 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 431 | 7 563 | 7 686 | 7 935 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 017 | 975 | 921 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 345 | 474 | 417 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 362 | 1 449 | 1 338 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 266 | 1 137 | 999 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 60 | 309 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 326 | 1 197 | 1 308 |
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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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