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Unemployed persons | no. | 605 | 713 | 533 | 510 | 569 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 531 | 1 636 | 1 735 | 1 728 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 247 | 7 574 | 7 863 | 8 357 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 250.0 | 272.0 | 300.4 | 337.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 500 | 35 913 | 38 207 | 40 434 | - |
Net tax | $m | 52.9 | 59.0 | 66.1 | 74.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 306 | 7 792 | 8 411 | 8 968 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 978 | 7 245 | 7 502 | 7 979 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 227.3 | 246.9 | 268.6 | 300.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 235.9 | 256.7 | 280.0 | 314.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 570 | 34 082 | 35 797 | 37 702 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 802 | 35 432 | 37 317 | 39 358 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 54.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 44.8 | 44.6 | 45.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.0 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 750 | 714 | 708 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 18.8 | 19.3 | 21.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 20.1 | 20.8 | 23.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 030 | 27 087 | 30 732 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 851 | 29 122 | 33 358 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 648 | 624 | 585 | 573 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 150 | 168 | 201 | 225 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 120 | 123 | 141 | 144 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 918 | 915 | 927 | 942 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 144 | 162 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 72 | 54 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 216 | 216 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 147 | 135 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 159 | 156 | 180 |
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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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