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Unemployed persons | no. | 510 | 402 | 490 | 601 | 622 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 276 | 1 306 | 1 367 | 1 326 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 018 | 5 082 | 5 239 | 5 354 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 167.6 | 173.1 | 188.0 | 197.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 401 | 34 055 | 35 888 | 36 924 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.0 | 37.3 | 40.3 | 42.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 976 | 7 349 | 7 686 | 7 969 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 255 | 4 319 | 4 448 | 4 519 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 125.7 | 133.4 | 141.9 | 149.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 133.7 | 142.0 | 151.9 | 159.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 535 | 30 878 | 31 909 | 32 970 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 413 | 32 884 | 34 149 | 35 345 | - |
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Males | % | 53.4 | 52.7 | 53.1 | 52.4 | - |
Females | % | 46.6 | 47.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 762 | 639 | 651 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 28.3 | 20.2 | 21.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 29.7 | 22.6 | 23.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 132 | 31 657 | 32 202 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 998 | 35 383 | 36 353 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 696 | 693 | 630 | 645 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 303 | 345 | 354 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 249 | 255 | 270 | 273 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 212 | 1 251 | 1 245 | 1 272 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 102 | 81 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 54 | 51 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 177 | 156 | 132 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 138 | 81 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 156 | 150 | 132 |
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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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