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Unemployed persons | no. | 8 086 | 7 914 | 7 308 | 7 448 | 7 497 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 42 542 | 43 883 | 45 163 | 44 808 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 200 963 | 206 160 | 209 332 | 213 382 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 10 946.3 | 11 772.0 | 12 473.5 | 13 427.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 54 469 | 57 101 | 59 587 | 62 925 | - |
Net tax | $m | 3 220.7 | 3 539.5 | 3 742.6 | 4 040.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 16 026 | 17 169 | 17 879 | 18 934 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 29.4 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 173 937 | 176 267 | 178 080 | 179 982 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 8 363.0 | 8 818.1 | 9 254.5 | 9 819.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 8 982.1 | 9 420.6 | 9 849.7 | 10 424.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 48 080 | 50 027 | 51 968 | 54 556 | - |
Average total income | $ | 51 640 | 53 445 | 55 311 | 57 920 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 51.8 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.3 | 26.8 | 27.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 16 820 | 16 889 | 16 222 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 787.7 | 886.2 | 894.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 893.5 | 1 002.9 | 993.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 46 829 | 52 470 | 55 146 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 53 122 | 59 382 | 61 240 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 28 005 | 27 594 | 25 977 | 25 704 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 10 506 | 11 877 | 13 392 | 13 836 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 635 | 5 196 | 5 604 | 5 550 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 43 146 | 44 667 | 44 973 | 45 090 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 5 724 | 4 854 | 4 575 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 088 | 2 391 | 2 187 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 7 812 | 7 245 | 6 762 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 267 | 6 465 | 5 010 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 342 | 348 | 1 737 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 6 609 | 6 813 | 6 747 |
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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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