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Unemployed persons | no. | 701 | 542 | 557 | 631 | 634 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 597 | 1 707 | 1 860 | 1 855 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 267 | 5 364 | 5 448 | 5 532 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 167.6 | 176.8 | 185.1 | 199.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 825 | 32 958 | 33 975 | 36 051 | - |
Net tax | $m | 34.2 | 36.9 | 38.8 | 42.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 497 | 6 884 | 7 128 | 7 736 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 292 | 4 366 | 4 456 | 4 465 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 128.6 | 134.3 | 141.2 | 147.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 135.2 | 141.6 | 148.1 | 155.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 952 | 30 762 | 31 694 | 33 127 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 502 | 32 444 | 33 225 | 34 895 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.5 | 51.5 | 51.2 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 48.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.9 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 25.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 14.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 14.5 | 13.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 042 | 1 041 | 994 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.1 | 27.2 | 23.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.8 | 28.7 | 25.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 030 | 26 099 | 23 582 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 717 | 27 608 | 25 951 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 900 | 864 | 864 | 903 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 207 | 228 | 258 | 264 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 177 | 186 | 189 | 195 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 284 | 1 278 | 1 311 | 1 362 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 129 | 147 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 48 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 141 | 177 | 234 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 174 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 30 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 180 | 156 |
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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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