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Unemployed persons | no. | 821 | 921 | 660 | 626 | 842 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.7 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 10.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 857 | 1 890 | 1 962 | 1 977 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 371 | 6 635 | 6 843 | 7 146 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 216.7 | 231.0 | 256.9 | 274.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 010 | 34 821 | 37 548 | 38 354 | - |
Net tax | $m | 47.6 | 51.7 | 58.8 | 61.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 469 | 7 791 | 8 591 | 8 660 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 801 | 6 027 | 6 207 | 6 540 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 182.5 | 195.6 | 212.6 | 230.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 193.1 | 205.2 | 226.3 | 242.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 462 | 32 452 | 34 248 | 35 173 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 291 | 34 054 | 36 451 | 37 051 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 44.7 | 44.5 | 44.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 572 | 525 | 534 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.0 | 14.7 | 15.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 16.8 | 16.5 | 17.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 202 | 27 944 | 29 368 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 415 | 31 467 | 33 289 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 651 | 639 | 615 | 624 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 237 | 276 | 309 | 300 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 219 | 240 | 258 | 255 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 107 | 1 155 | 1 182 | 1 179 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 102 | 93 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 45 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 153 | 141 | 138 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 159 | 93 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 3 | 30 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 174 | 162 | 123 |
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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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