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Unemployed persons | no. | 939 | 865 | 712 | 848 | 807 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 721 | 2 695 | 2 808 | 2 862 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 534 | 7 529 | 7 806 | 7 886 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 239.7 | 251.7 | 276.7 | 288.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 813 | 33 429 | 35 451 | 36 589 | - |
Net tax | $m | 49.5 | 53.4 | 59.5 | 61.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 570 | 7 098 | 7 627 | 7 805 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 569 | 6 671 | 6 738 | 6 823 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 195.0 | 206.7 | 217.4 | 227.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 203.6 | 215.6 | 228.1 | 239.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 690 | 30 988 | 32 267 | 33 304 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 990 | 32 311 | 33 848 | 35 040 | - |
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Males | % | 54.3 | 53.6 | 53.3 | 53.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.7 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 46.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.7 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 27.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 133 | 1 087 | 1 047 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 27.6 | 27.5 | 29.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 30.1 | 30.3 | 33.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 322 | 25 344 | 28 297 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 596 | 27 883 | 32 159 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 212 | 1 092 | 1 008 | 1 032 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 306 | 342 | 378 | 390 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 273 | 333 | 357 | 336 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 791 | 1 767 | 1 743 | 1 758 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 129 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 78 | 69 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 207 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 264 | 222 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 90 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 279 | 234 | 219 |
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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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