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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 981 | 838 | 681 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 425 | 2 503 | 2 561 | 2 497 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 033 | 12 303 | 12 290 | 12 590 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 420.9 | 446.9 | 475.1 | 507.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 976 | 36 328 | 38 654 | 40 312 | - |
Net tax | $m | 92.4 | 100.7 | 108.1 | 116.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 682 | 8 184 | 8 795 | 9 228 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 130 | 11 300 | 11 369 | 11 576 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 370.0 | 391.4 | 415.1 | 440.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 387.4 | 408.7 | 433.0 | 461.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 246 | 34 634 | 36 508 | 38 011 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 810 | 36 168 | 38 083 | 39 836 | - |
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Males | % | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 52.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.6 | 46.8 | 47.3 | 47.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.0 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.2 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 941 | 898 | 860 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 23.7 | 23.8 | 25.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 26.1 | 26.5 | 27.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 152 | 26 531 | 29 338 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 740 | 29 485 | 31 942 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 939 | 888 | 831 | 795 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 141 | 165 | 210 | 219 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 168 | 174 | 201 | 195 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 248 | 1 227 | 1 242 | 1 209 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 192 | 153 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 72 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 189 | 264 | 240 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 192 | 177 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 210 | 198 | 228 |
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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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