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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 979 | 2 705 | 2 392 | 2 974 | 2 415 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 685 | 8 966 | 9 651 | 10 208 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 39 006 | 39 980 | 40 823 | 41 535 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 491.1 | 1 585.3 | 1 692.3 | 1 794.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 228 | 39 653 | 41 456 | 43 203 | - |
Net tax | $m | 351.7 | 382.7 | 407.9 | 431.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 016 | 9 573 | 9 993 | 10 398 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 36 127 | 36 676 | 37 762 | 38 892 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 314.7 | 1 385.8 | 1 483.9 | 1 583.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 368.7 | 1 433.2 | 1 527.5 | 1 612.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 392 | 37 785 | 39 297 | 40 702 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 886 | 39 077 | 40 451 | 41 447 | - |
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Males | % | 53.0 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 53.5 | - |
Females | % | 47.0 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 46.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.1 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 068 | 4 153 | 3 868 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 97.4 | 104.7 | 104.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 107.8 | 115.9 | 114.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 935 | 25 222 | 27 037 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 501 | 27 913 | 29 622 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 592 | 5 544 | 5 268 | 5 304 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 500 | 1 758 | 2 118 | 2 226 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 744 | 786 | 852 | 861 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 836 | 8 088 | 8 238 | 8 391 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 236 | 1 152 | 1 035 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 390 | 462 | 504 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 626 | 1 614 | 1 539 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 392 | 1 371 | 978 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 75 | 351 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 500 | 1 446 | 1 329 |
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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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