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Unemployed persons | no. | 660 | 522 | 460 | 435 | 423 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 489 | 1 557 | 1 617 | 1 546 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 807 | 9 006 | 9 125 | 9 357 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 409.9 | 442.1 | 475.8 | 524.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 46 541 | 49 084 | 52 144 | 56 062 | - |
Net tax | $m | 112.5 | 123.4 | 133.9 | 149.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 773 | 13 702 | 14 677 | 16 008 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 151 | 7 292 | 7 315 | 7 439 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 293.8 | 308.8 | 322.2 | 345.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 316.7 | 333.3 | 348.7 | 374.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 088 | 42 348 | 44 048 | 46 454 | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 280 | 45 704 | 47 664 | 50 389 | - |
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Males | % | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.9 | - |
Females | % | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 17.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 27.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 33.2 | 33.9 | 33.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 852 | 844 | 812 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.3 | 51.2 | 55.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 52.2 | 58.6 | 61.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 54 288 | 60 710 | 68 344 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 61 251 | 69 382 | 76 103 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 409 | 2 457 | 2 370 | 2 295 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 723 | 789 | 918 | 975 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 777 | 828 | 879 | 885 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 909 | 4 074 | 4 167 | 4 155 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 435 | 336 | 333 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 189 | 165 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 597 | 525 | 498 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 363 | 504 | 345 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 129 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 393 | 531 | 474 |
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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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