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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 048 | 978 | 836 | 707 | 761 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.4 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 824 | 1 879 | 1 991 | 2 014 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 936 | 6 228 | 6 591 | 6 878 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 183.2 | 201.1 | 226.2 | 241.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 863 | 32 297 | 34 324 | 35 146 | - |
Net tax | $m | 37.2 | 41.8 | 47.8 | 50.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 264 | 6 710 | 7 259 | 7 356 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 362 | 5 592 | 5 967 | 6 263 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 153.4 | 166.8 | 185.1 | 201.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 161.4 | 175.6 | 195.6 | 211.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 615 | 29 820 | 31 023 | 32 130 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 105 | 31 410 | 32 785 | 33 723 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.2 | 45.5 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 22.0 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 796 | 813 | 764 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 19.5 | 21.4 | 22.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 21.1 | 23.3 | 24.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 518 | 26 312 | 29 073 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 462 | 28 711 | 32 596 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 807 | 747 | 678 | 699 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 210 | 234 | 282 | 318 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 156 | 171 | 180 | 201 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 173 | 1 152 | 1 140 | 1 218 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 144 | 144 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 69 | 48 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 213 | 192 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 195 | 132 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 195 | 201 | 183 |
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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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