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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 7 997 | 10 040 | 8 336 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 41 572 | 42 878 | 45 186 | 45 686 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 202 162 | 206 082 | 208 193 | 211 306 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 8 672.8 | 9 172.6 | 9 703.0 | 10 314.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 42 900 | 44 509 | 46 606 | 48 812 | - |
Net tax | $m | 2 206.6 | 2 385.7 | 2 526.0 | 2 686.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 915 | 11 576 | 12 133 | 12 716 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.4 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 184 871 | 186 776 | 189 096 | 191 763 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 7 353.9 | 7 730.9 | 8 140.3 | 8 612.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 7 724.7 | 8 062.3 | 8 465.2 | 8 890.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 778 | 41 391 | 43 049 | 44 914 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 784 | 43 165 | 44 766 | 46 361 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.2 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.7 | 47.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 18 527 | 18 505 | 17 323 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 568.6 | 592.2 | 594.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 629.5 | 654.2 | 654.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 688 | 32 000 | 34 287 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 975 | 35 351 | 37 761 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 26 955 | 26 574 | 24 936 | 24 675 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 8 424 | 9 663 | 11 106 | 11 805 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 653 | 5 103 | 5 481 | 5 463 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 40 032 | 41 340 | 41 523 | 41 943 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 5 676 | 4 845 | 4 386 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 929 | 2 181 | 2 217 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 7 605 | 7 026 | 6 603 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 117 | 6 243 | 4 638 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 294 | 453 | 1 665 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 6 411 | 6 696 | 6 303 |
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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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