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Unemployed persons | no. | 371 | 401 | 380 | 348 | 351 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 286 | 1 328 | 1 341 | 1 391 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 992 | 4 019 | 4 158 | 4 237 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 127.5 | 131.3 | 143.3 | 151.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 947 | 32 676 | 34 470 | 35 628 | - |
Net tax | $m | 26.2 | 27.0 | 29.3 | 31.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 559 | 6 718 | 7 056 | 7 445 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 336 | 3 335 | 3 392 | 3 504 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 96.8 | 100.1 | 105.2 | 112.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 101.5 | 104.1 | 111.4 | 117.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 012 | 30 028 | 31 005 | 32 108 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 411 | 31 202 | 32 838 | 33 600 | - |
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Males | % | 54.9 | 54.0 | 53.4 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 45.1 | 46.0 | 46.6 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 13.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 15.0 | 16.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.8 | 10.3 | 9.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 813 | 738 | 775 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.7 | 18.6 | 22.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 22.6 | 20.3 | 23.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 708 | 25 164 | 28 710 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 856 | 27 461 | 30 840 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 717 | 717 | 669 | 708 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 243 | 267 | 270 | 300 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 174 | 189 | 192 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 131 | 1 158 | 1 128 | 1 200 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 114 | 123 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 33 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 171 | 147 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 138 | 99 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 174 | 150 | 138 |
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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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