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Unemployed persons | no. | 696 | 545 | 519 | 503 | 458 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 162 | 2 241 | 2 339 | 2 359 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 627 | 8 729 | 8 795 | 8 862 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 314.2 | 326.3 | 345.1 | 360.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 423 | 37 380 | 39 234 | 40 679 | - |
Net tax | $m | 70.5 | 74.1 | 78.9 | 81.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 170 | 8 492 | 8 968 | 9 188 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 766 | 7 871 | 7 836 | 7 937 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 259.2 | 271.0 | 282.5 | 295.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 270.6 | 282.2 | 294.2 | 309.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 376 | 34 432 | 36 046 | 37 171 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 843 | 35 851 | 37 543 | 39 033 | - |
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Males | % | 53.2 | 53.1 | 52.6 | 53.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.8 | 46.9 | 47.4 | 46.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 108 | 1 011 | 989 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.5 | 30.6 | 30.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 35.5 | 33.2 | 34.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 303 | 30 223 | 31 224 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 070 | 32 824 | 34 398 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 951 | 960 | 861 | 903 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 327 | 375 | 438 | 444 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 282 | 300 | 339 | 351 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 560 | 1 635 | 1 638 | 1 698 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 117 | 141 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 117 | 66 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 261 | 234 | 207 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 198 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 201 | 222 | 171 |
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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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