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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 815 | 1 624 | 1 469 | 1 495 | 1 560 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 174 | 3 928 | 4 616 | 4 962 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 22 153 | 22 998 | 24 699 | 25 728 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 092.5 | 1 181.8 | 1 321.7 | 1 471.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 49 317 | 51 388 | 53 510 | 57 178 | - |
Net tax | $m | 313.3 | 347.7 | 389.4 | 438.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 14 142 | 15 117 | 15 767 | 17 035 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 28.7 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 451 | 22 206 | 24 255 | 25 548 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 944.3 | 991.4 | 1 100.3 | 1 207.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 987.1 | 1 036.8 | 1 145.7 | 1 253.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 019 | 44 644 | 45 366 | 47 245 | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 017 | 46 691 | 47 237 | 49 057 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 54.0 | 53.9 | 53.8 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 46.0 | 46.1 | 46.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.4 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 44.1 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 44.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.8 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 15.1 | 13.7 | 12.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 690 | 1 686 | 1 620 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 80.2 | 93.8 | 99.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 91.8 | 110.3 | 110.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 47 463 | 55 633 | 61 587 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 54 328 | 65 398 | 68 338 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 814 | 5 739 | 5 265 | 5 148 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 596 | 1 830 | 2 178 | 2 376 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 425 | 1 527 | 1 629 | 1 692 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 8 835 | 9 096 | 9 072 | 9 216 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 269 | 1 017 | 1 002 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 591 | 603 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 776 | 1 608 | 1 605 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 449 | 1 362 | 1 113 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 132 | 411 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 545 | 1 494 | 1 524 |
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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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