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Unemployed persons | no. | 407 | 302 | 324 | 358 | 404 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 349 | 1 484 | 1 631 | 1 654 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 575 | 6 742 | 6 843 | 6 988 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 242.0 | 255.7 | 272.5 | 290.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 810 | 37 927 | 39 818 | 41 625 | - |
Net tax | $m | 55.3 | 59.4 | 63.4 | 67.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 415 | 8 810 | 9 260 | 9 669 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 108 | 6 293 | 6 458 | 6 478 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 215.1 | 228.0 | 241.9 | 256.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 225.3 | 237.1 | 252.4 | 266.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 220 | 36 228 | 37 458 | 39 571 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 881 | 37 672 | 39 079 | 41 151 | - |
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Males | % | 55.1 | 54.3 | 54.0 | 53.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.9 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 46.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.0 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 25.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.8 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 615 | 598 | 546 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 982 | 27 167 | 27 900 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 892 | 29 574 | 31 167 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 831 | 780 | 741 | 768 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 300 | 342 | 402 | 414 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 141 | 153 | 147 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 257 | 1 263 | 1 296 | 1 329 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 153 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 108 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 261 | 201 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 171 | 132 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 3 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 207 | 174 | 186 |
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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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