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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 792 | 3 590 | 2 714 | 2 923 | 3 596 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 12 682 | 13 272 | 14 594 | 15 055 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 60 363 | 61 211 | 62 399 | 64 001 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 358.7 | 2 463.4 | 2 620.3 | 2 766.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 075 | 40 244 | 41 993 | 43 218 | - |
Net tax | $m | 564.8 | 601.3 | 636.5 | 666.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 357 | 9 824 | 10 201 | 10 406 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 57 329 | 57 773 | 59 067 | 60 820 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 122.7 | 2 202.6 | 2 344.3 | 2 494.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 207.0 | 2 279.4 | 2 416.0 | 2 555.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 026 | 38 126 | 39 688 | 41 018 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 498 | 39 454 | 40 903 | 42 014 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 356 | 5 457 | 5 324 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 134.6 | 144.6 | 149.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 147.9 | 158.5 | 161.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 130 | 26 498 | 27 988 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 609 | 29 045 | 30 305 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 489 | 9 321 | 8 838 | 8 865 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 637 | 3 129 | 3 837 | 4 143 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 893 | 2 061 | 2 253 | 2 208 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 14 019 | 14 511 | 14 928 | 15 216 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 328 | 2 001 | 1 827 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 834 | 1 029 | 993 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 162 | 3 030 | 2 820 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 388 | 2 502 | 1 911 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 186 | 771 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 514 | 2 688 | 2 682 |
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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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