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Unemployed persons | no. | 450 | 364 | 328 | 264 | 267 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 002 | 1 053 | 1 115 | 1 161 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 319 | 4 436 | 4 681 | 4 844 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 165.5 | 178.4 | 199.1 | 219.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 328 | 40 228 | 42 525 | 45 299 | - |
Net tax | $m | 39.1 | 43.4 | 49.1 | 54.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 055 | 9 783 | 10 491 | 11 343 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 25.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 961 | 3 991 | 4 196 | 4 328 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 138.7 | 146.9 | 161.7 | 175.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 146.7 | 155.4 | 170.0 | 184.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 022 | 36 817 | 38 524 | 40 583 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 033 | 38 941 | 40 509 | 42 604 | - |
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Males | % | 52.1 | 52.5 | 52.7 | 52.3 | - |
Females | % | 47.9 | 47.5 | 47.3 | 47.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.6 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 26.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 414 | 396 | 380 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 144 | 29 137 | 32 956 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 626 | 33 446 | 36 895 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 354 | 366 | 366 | 405 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 78 | 90 | 105 | 132 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 60 | 63 | 66 | 63 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 492 | 519 | 537 | 600 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 123 | 87 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 36 | 42 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 159 | 129 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 102 | 84 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 102 | 105 | 111 |
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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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