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Unemployed persons | no. | 951 | 896 | 765 | 719 | 781 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 604 | 1 692 | 1 954 | 2 033 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 027 | 6 540 | 7 091 | 7 687 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 181.6 | 205.5 | 236.7 | 263.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 128 | 31 427 | 33 387 | 34 321 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.8 | 41.9 | 48.5 | 54.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 940 | 6 413 | 6 836 | 7 035 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 654 | 6 055 | 6 646 | 7 228 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 160.2 | 178.6 | 206.8 | 234.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 168.0 | 187.5 | 217.6 | 244.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 325 | 29 497 | 31 119 | 32 413 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 709 | 30 959 | 32 734 | 33 800 | - |
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Males | % | 55.9 | 55.4 | 55.2 | 55.4 | - |
Females | % | 44.1 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 44.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 18.8 | 19.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.7 | 11.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 721 | 710 | 710 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.4 | 17.4 | 18.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.6 | 19.2 | 20.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 790 | 24 516 | 25 474 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 408 | 27 072 | 28 636 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 549 | 573 | 555 | 561 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 150 | 180 | 213 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 120 | 126 | 129 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 771 | 843 | 861 | 903 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 177 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 60 | 60 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 252 | 237 | 198 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 168 | 174 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 33 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 174 | 207 |
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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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