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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 555 | 2 940 | 2 963 | 2 295 | 4 030 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 9.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 041 | 11 762 | 12 215 | 12 096 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 35 967 | 37 132 | 37 928 | 39 042 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 403.2 | 1 520.3 | 1 616.6 | 1 709.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 014 | 40 944 | 42 624 | 43 775 | - |
Net tax | $m | 339.3 | 377.1 | 398.3 | 417.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 434 | 10 157 | 10 501 | 10 683 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.2 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 31 389 | 32 542 | 33 157 | 33 929 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 144.0 | 1 225.6 | 1 291.9 | 1 377.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 195.8 | 1 277.5 | 1 357.0 | 1 432.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 448 | 37 661 | 38 963 | 40 583 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 097 | 39 259 | 40 927 | 42 231 | - |
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Males | % | 57.2 | 56.8 | 56.6 | 56.7 | - |
Females | % | 42.8 | 43.2 | 43.4 | 43.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 345 | 4 957 | 4 771 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 146.7 | 141.8 | 143.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 159.4 | 156.7 | 160.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 449 | 28 597 | 30 143 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 834 | 31 615 | 33 613 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 387 | 6 048 | 5 589 | 5 472 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 620 | 1 839 | 2 001 | 2 001 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 197 | 1 323 | 1 416 | 1 398 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 9 204 | 9 210 | 9 006 | 8 871 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 861 | 813 | 723 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 435 | 387 | 363 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 296 | 1 200 | 1 086 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 149 | 1 224 | 843 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 60 | 342 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 230 | 1 284 | 1 185 |
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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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