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Unemployed persons | no. | 6 722 | 9 133 | 7 958 | 6 239 | 8 072 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 8.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 17 918 | 18 330 | 19 136 | 18 914 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 74 214 | 75 937 | 77 086 | 78 772 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 964.6 | 3 155.8 | 3 380.6 | 3 582.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 947 | 41 558 | 43 855 | 45 473 | - |
Net tax | $m | 719.8 | 785.9 | 845.3 | 890.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 700 | 10 350 | 10 965 | 11 303 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.3 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 69 818 | 70 726 | 71 809 | 72 895 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 619.3 | 2 767.5 | 2 960.0 | 3 127.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 761.8 | 2 913.4 | 3 098.3 | 3 259.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 516 | 39 129 | 41 221 | 42 901 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 557 | 41 193 | 43 147 | 44 717 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 55.0 | 54.9 | 54.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 883 | 5 946 | 5 443 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 168.0 | 182.1 | 179.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 182.5 | 198.0 | 196.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 563 | 30 627 | 32 935 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 018 | 33 295 | 36 150 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 7 563 | 7 122 | 6 555 | 6 393 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 427 | 2 829 | 3 384 | 3 432 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 764 | 1 986 | 2 136 | 2 163 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 11 754 | 11 937 | 12 075 | 11 988 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 395 | 1 254 | 1 164 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 672 | 789 | 696 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 067 | 2 043 | 1 860 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 1 929 | 1 239 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 156 | 588 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 992 | 2 085 | 1 827 |
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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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