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Unemployed persons | no. | 470 | 489 | 361 | 325 | 358 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 508 | 1 561 | 1 638 | 1 784 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 248 | 7 334 | 7 372 | 7 614 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 264.7 | 277.5 | 291.4 | 303.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 514 | 37 846 | 39 533 | 39 826 | - |
Net tax | $m | 60.9 | 65.2 | 68.3 | 70.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 395 | 8 891 | 9 266 | 9 193 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 655 | 6 693 | 6 727 | 6 667 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 223.7 | 233.1 | 244.0 | 236.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 235.3 | 244.3 | 254.4 | 246.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 619 | 34 829 | 36 275 | 35 514 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 357 | 36 494 | 37 819 | 36 905 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.8 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 13.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.8 | 15.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 12.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 831 | 811 | 762 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.3 | 24.1 | 23.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 790 | 27 292 | 28 140 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 087 | 29 670 | 30 732 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 266 | 1 164 | 1 095 | 1 101 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 414 | 462 | 525 | 483 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 222 | 252 | 264 | 273 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 902 | 1 878 | 1 884 | 1 857 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 177 | 165 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 120 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 288 | 297 | 252 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 231 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 18 | 84 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 261 | 249 | 222 |
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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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