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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 942 | 1 887 | 1 691 | 1 685 | 1 674 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 9 097 | 9 378 | 9 670 | 9 663 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 41 502 | 42 359 | 43 107 | 43 936 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 056.2 | 2 183.3 | 2 316.2 | 2 477.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 49 544 | 51 543 | 53 733 | 56 377 | - |
Net tax | $m | 573.5 | 620.0 | 656.6 | 701.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 13 818 | 14 638 | 15 232 | 15 969 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 37 491 | 37 702 | 38 199 | 38 668 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 683.6 | 1 753.0 | 1 852.1 | 1 957.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 787.3 | 1 851.9 | 1 949.3 | 2 051.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 905 | 46 497 | 48 485 | 50 611 | - |
Average total income | $ | 47 672 | 49 120 | 51 030 | 53 046 | - |
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Males | % | 51.7 | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.5 | - |
Females | % | 48.3 | 48.5 | 48.4 | 48.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.1 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.3 | 27.9 | 28.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 14.3 | 13.0 | 12.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 375 | 3 376 | 3 224 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 121.7 | 133.1 | 135.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 137.8 | 152.1 | 150.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 053 | 39 429 | 42 032 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 815 | 45 062 | 46 804 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 100 | 4 941 | 4 677 | 4 641 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 947 | 2 166 | 2 433 | 2 499 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 876 | 975 | 1 059 | 1 041 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 923 | 8 082 | 8 169 | 8 181 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 095 | 864 | 840 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 393 | 408 | 408 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 488 | 1 272 | 1 248 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 164 | 1 176 | 951 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 42 | 303 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 215 | 1 218 | 1 254 |
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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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