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Unemployed persons | no. | 4 408 | 4 781 | 5 418 | 4 624 | 4 213 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 13 007 | 13 762 | 14 682 | 15 053 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 78 510 | 79 290 | 79 818 | 80 507 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 944.9 | 3 068.9 | 3 251.5 | 3 393.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 510 | 38 705 | 40 737 | 42 152 | - |
Net tax | $m | 681.4 | 722.3 | 766.3 | 797.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 679 | 9 110 | 9 601 | 9 906 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 76 237 | 76 636 | 77 156 | 77 880 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 706.0 | 2 824.5 | 3 000.6 | 3 147.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 797.2 | 2 901.4 | 3 070.5 | 3 205.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 494 | 36 857 | 38 890 | 40 417 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 691 | 37 860 | 39 796 | 41 153 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 679 | 6 482 | 6 110 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 177.2 | 180.2 | 178.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 190.0 | 193.4 | 193.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 538 | 27 805 | 29 244 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 450 | 29 836 | 31 603 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 817 | 8 604 | 7 974 | 7 809 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 685 | 3 057 | 3 615 | 3 774 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 539 | 1 701 | 1 839 | 1 887 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 13 041 | 13 362 | 13 428 | 13 470 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 869 | 1 563 | 1 413 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 843 | 726 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 529 | 2 406 | 2 139 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 220 | 2 319 | 1 548 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 117 | 570 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 319 | 2 436 | 2 118 |
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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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