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Unemployed persons | no. | 286 | 317 | 313 | 321 | 313 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 328 | 1 535 | 1 476 | 1 410 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 646 | 3 404 | 3 501 | 3 560 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 116.4 | 108.7 | 120.5 | 132.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 936 | 31 934 | 34 419 | 37 104 | - |
Net tax | $m | 23.8 | 22.6 | 25.3 | 28.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 518 | 6 633 | 7 238 | 8 018 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 841 | 2 816 | 2 744 | 2 741 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 80.9 | 82.5 | 84.5 | 88.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 83.8 | 84.8 | 88.1 | 93.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 466 | 29 309 | 30 787 | 32 173 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 478 | 30 127 | 32 095 | 33 977 | - |
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Males | % | 55.5 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.7 | - |
Females | % | 44.5 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.8 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 16.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.6 | 11.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.3 | 14.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.3 | 19.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 120 | 797 | 856 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 33.3 | 18.8 | 22.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 33.3 | 20.5 | 25.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 753 | 23 598 | 26 043 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 760 | 25 762 | 29 670 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 735 | 732 | 663 | 669 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 285 | 291 | 294 | 267 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 165 | 180 | 186 | 186 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 185 | 1 203 | 1 143 | 1 122 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 105 | 90 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 66 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 156 | 144 | 156 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 135 | 93 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 33 | 60 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 150 | 168 | 153 |
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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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