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Unemployed persons | no. | 671 | 602 | 542 | 566 | 851 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 267 | 2 364 | 2 394 | 2 442 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 216 | 7 358 | 7 263 | 7 542 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 231.1 | 244.3 | 251.7 | 279.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 030 | 33 198 | 34 651 | 37 112 | - |
Net tax | $m | 46.4 | 50.0 | 51.8 | 59.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 427 | 6 789 | 7 127 | 7 917 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 21.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 253 | 6 385 | 6 309 | 6 533 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 179.5 | 189.8 | 194.6 | 208.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 188.0 | 200.6 | 205.6 | 226.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 699 | 29 727 | 30 839 | 31 929 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 061 | 31 417 | 32 594 | 34 630 | - |
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Males | % | 56.7 | 55.7 | 56.0 | 55.8 | - |
Females | % | 43.3 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 44.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.0 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 24.6 | 25.0 | 24.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 472 | 1 500 | 1 305 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.7 | 43.7 | 36.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 46.2 | 46.3 | 41.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 024 | 29 163 | 27 873 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 406 | 30 846 | 31 477 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 503 | 1 428 | 1 299 | 1 332 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 447 | 462 | 507 | 480 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 336 | 378 | 420 | 408 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 286 | 2 268 | 2 226 | 2 220 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 222 | 231 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 78 | 126 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 270 | 300 | 357 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 255 | 252 | 219 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 129 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 273 | 270 | 348 |
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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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