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Unemployed persons | no. | 296 | 321 | 338 | 259 | 256 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 674 | 1 433 | 1 548 | 1 742 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 088 | 6 078 | 6 244 | 6 129 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 214.9 | 244.5 | 249.2 | 239.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 300 | 40 238 | 39 911 | 39 104 | - |
Net tax | $m | 45.0 | 54.4 | 56.1 | 53.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 399 | 8 946 | 8 979 | 8 794 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 065 | 4 010 | 4 011 | 4 224 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 111.1 | 117.2 | 122.8 | 134.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 118.7 | 124.3 | 131.4 | 144.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 329 | 29 216 | 30 620 | 31 877 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 195 | 30 988 | 32 761 | 34 187 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 53.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 107 | 2 227 | 1 990 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 81.4 | 120.1 | 90.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 89.0 | 118.9 | 96.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 634 | 53 916 | 45 535 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 42 223 | 53 409 | 48 578 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 155 | 1 080 | 1 014 | 1 002 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 513 | 582 | 612 | 591 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 396 | 429 | 444 | 459 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 064 | 2 091 | 2 070 | 2 052 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 93 | 132 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 36 | 96 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 255 | 129 | 228 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 234 | 147 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 21 | 132 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 204 | 255 | 279 |
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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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