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Unemployed persons | no. | 584 | 745 | 729 | 871 | 810 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 273 | 2 368 | 2 472 | 2 488 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 492 | 9 869 | 10 108 | 10 341 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 332.8 | 359.7 | 388.1 | 413.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 064 | 36 449 | 38 395 | 39 993 | - |
Net tax | $m | 73.6 | 81.6 | 88.2 | 93.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 753 | 8 272 | 8 729 | 9 067 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 685 | 9 046 | 9 251 | 9 457 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 288.0 | 312.8 | 335.5 | 354.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 302.3 | 325.8 | 351.5 | 369.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 159 | 34 579 | 36 271 | 37 498 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 809 | 36 014 | 37 996 | 39 078 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.3 | 53.8 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 45.4 | 45.7 | 46.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 856 | 833 | 818 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.0 | 22.7 | 23.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 006 | 24 659 | 26 013 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 854 | 27 211 | 28 479 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 756 | 726 | 666 | 681 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 279 | 321 | 357 | 363 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 195 | 234 | 243 | 237 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 230 | 1 281 | 1 266 | 1 281 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 150 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 60 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 246 | 210 | 192 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 189 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 237 | 201 | 171 |
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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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