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Unemployed persons | no. | 832 | 662 | 635 | 619 | 562 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 657 | 2 773 | 2 919 | 2 971 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 10 560 | 10 739 | 10 857 | 11 004 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 385.2 | 402.9 | 427.4 | 448.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 474 | 37 515 | 39 369 | 40 791 | - |
Net tax | $m | 86.5 | 91.7 | 98.1 | 101.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 194 | 8 543 | 9 032 | 9 225 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 465 | 9 638 | 9 630 | 9 818 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 316.4 | 332.2 | 347.3 | 365.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 330.5 | 346.0 | 362.1 | 383.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 432 | 34 472 | 36 067 | 37 205 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 912 | 35 903 | 37 600 | 39 067 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.7 | 53.2 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.3 | 46.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 389 | 1 282 | 1 243 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 40.5 | 38.3 | 38.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 44.2 | 41.6 | 43.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 122 | 29 841 | 30 877 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 821 | 32 420 | 34 567 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 410 | 1 401 | 1 302 | 1 308 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 414 | 477 | 561 | 558 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 321 | 345 | 402 | 411 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 145 | 2 223 | 2 265 | 2 277 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 273 | 171 | 183 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 138 | 105 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 357 | 309 | 288 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 243 | 189 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 30 | 78 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 267 | 273 | 267 |
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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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