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Unemployed persons | no. | 675 | 586 | 485 | 435 | 458 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.8 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 532 | 1 615 | 1 700 | 1 777 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 027 | 5 435 | 5 767 | 5 953 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 160.2 | 182.1 | 204.4 | 217.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 874 | 33 510 | 35 435 | 36 493 | - |
Net tax | $m | 32.7 | 38.7 | 44.0 | 46.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 511 | 7 119 | 7 628 | 7 729 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 451 | 4 754 | 5 063 | 5 273 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 131.5 | 146.1 | 161.8 | 175.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 139.7 | 154.9 | 171.2 | 184.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 536 | 30 739 | 31 957 | 33 242 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 377 | 32 585 | 33 814 | 35 060 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 53.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 45.7 | 45.8 | 46.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.8 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 743 | 757 | 705 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.6 | 19.9 | 20.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 19.0 | 21.9 | 22.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 732 | 26 239 | 29 078 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 566 | 28 883 | 32 360 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 687 | 720 | 675 | 738 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 258 | 291 | 360 | 402 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 141 | 153 | 189 | 195 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 086 | 1 164 | 1 224 | 1 335 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 156 | 165 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 87 | 84 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 249 | 243 | 249 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 237 | 153 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 57 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 192 | 240 | 210 |
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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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