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Unemployed persons | no. | 458 | 458 | 402 | 380 | 338 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 412 | 1 350 | 1 345 | 1 294 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 602 | 8 826 | 9 013 | 8 923 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 359.3 | 383.5 | 409.1 | 433.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 768 | 43 450 | 45 392 | 48 552 | - |
Net tax | $m | 88.6 | 96.7 | 103.0 | 109.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 297 | 10 956 | 11 428 | 12 221 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.7 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 078 | 8 144 | 8 236 | 8 113 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 312.5 | 329.2 | 351.2 | 370.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 331.1 | 347.9 | 369.6 | 389.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 690 | 40 416 | 42 638 | 45 707 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 987 | 42 718 | 44 877 | 48 060 | - |
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Males | % | 50.3 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 50.2 | - |
Females | % | 49.7 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 49.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.1 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 19.0 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 24.4 | 23.7 | 23.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 560 | 561 | 521 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.6 | 17.4 | 18.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.1 | 19.2 | 20.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 768 | 31 085 | 35 113 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 575 | 34 280 | 38 761 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 663 | 705 | 600 | 579 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 147 | 171 | 186 | 198 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 78 | 90 | 81 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 879 | 954 | 876 | 858 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 111 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 153 | 168 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 225 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 153 | 240 | 129 |
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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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