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Unemployed persons | no. | 7 763 | 7 508 | 6 882 | 5 690 | 6 275 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 26 925 | 28 001 | 28 560 | 28 258 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 150 320 | 153 474 | 155 370 | 158 335 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 9 470.0 | 9 995.1 | 10 830.0 | 11 917.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 62 999 | 65 126 | 69 705 | 75 270 | - |
Net tax | $m | 2 998.4 | 3 200.1 | 3 509.4 | 3 904.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 19 947 | 20 852 | 22 588 | 24 660 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 32.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 127 936 | 128 921 | 129 826 | 131 693 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 6 978.5 | 7 277.0 | 7 688.5 | 8 295.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 7 518.8 | 7 850.8 | 8 283.0 | 8 967.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 54 546 | 56 445 | 59 222 | 62 989 | - |
Average total income | $ | 58 770 | 60 896 | 63 801 | 68 092 | - |
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Males | % | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.9 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.0 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 28.5 | 29.1 | 29.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 14.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 11 880 | 11 886 | 11 400 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 773.8 | 834.3 | 872.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 895.0 | 951.0 | 968.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 65 136 | 70 193 | 76 558 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 75 335 | 80 010 | 84 973 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 27 579 | 26 769 | 25 248 | 24 783 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 9 393 | 10 635 | 11 925 | 12 396 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 6 045 | 6 561 | 6 888 | 6 816 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 43 017 | 43 965 | 44 061 | 43 995 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 5 343 | 4 701 | 4 461 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 142 | 2 154 | 2 250 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 7 485 | 6 855 | 6 711 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 108 | 6 156 | 4 752 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 369 | 468 | 1 677 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 6 477 | 6 624 | 6 429 |
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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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