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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 406 | 1 147 | 1 036 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 11.9 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 889 | 1 994 | 2 145 | 2 138 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 555 | 9 796 | 10 121 | 10 317 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 293.9 | 314.9 | 342.8 | 363.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 756 | 32 147 | 33 874 | 35 222 | - |
Net tax | $m | 58.8 | 64.7 | 70.4 | 75.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 156 | 6 606 | 6 953 | 7 280 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 983 | 9 222 | 9 579 | 9 770 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 267.2 | 286.7 | 313.3 | 333.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 277.2 | 296.5 | 324.1 | 344.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 745 | 31 088 | 32 708 | 34 146 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 862 | 32 150 | 33 831 | 35 227 | - |
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Males | % | 57.3 | 57.2 | 57.0 | 56.4 | - |
Females | % | 42.7 | 42.8 | 43.0 | 43.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 26.4 | 25.2 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 826 | 833 | 786 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 19.0 | 20.1 | 19.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 410 | 22 095 | 23 321 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 000 | 24 120 | 25 336 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 648 | 669 | 612 | 606 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 81 | 105 | 147 | 177 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 66 | 72 | 66 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 774 | 840 | 831 | 849 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 123 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 39 | 42 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 219 | 162 | 192 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 177 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 162 | 177 | 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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