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Unemployed persons | no. | 626 | 778 | 711 | 752 | 915 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 828 | 4 223 | 4 264 | 4 421 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 605 | 12 348 | 12 692 | 12 659 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 421.7 | 414.4 | 451.6 | 460.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 456 | 33 556 | 35 582 | 36 349 | - |
Net tax | $m | 88.2 | 87.6 | 96.5 | 97.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 997 | 7 097 | 7 600 | 7 699 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 922 | 10 053 | 10 086 | 10 154 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 290.0 | 299.5 | 314.9 | 327.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 307.0 | 315.5 | 332.9 | 345.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 223 | 29 787 | 31 221 | 32 253 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 945 | 31 386 | 33 007 | 34 047 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 52.9 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 47.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 19.0 | 18.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 461 | 2 663 | 2 583 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 119.2 | 78.9 | 78.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 116.0 | 81.1 | 86.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 439 | 29 610 | 30 465 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 521 | 30 471 | 33 420 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 328 | 2 316 | 2 142 | 2 178 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 828 | 906 | 969 | 972 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 498 | 552 | 597 | 603 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 654 | 3 774 | 3 708 | 3 753 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 333 | 270 | 273 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 144 | 171 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 489 | 414 | 444 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 408 | 246 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 141 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 384 | 447 | 387 |
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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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