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Unemployed persons | no. | 587 | 781 | 800 | 894 | 814 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 238 | 2 462 | 2 439 | 2 444 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 375 | 8 428 | 8 582 | 8 767 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 306.6 | 312.2 | 330.6 | 356.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 614 | 37 041 | 38 528 | 40 634 | - |
Net tax | $m | 68.6 | 71.5 | 75.4 | 81.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 192 | 8 479 | 8 786 | 9 312 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 937 | 7 162 | 7 245 | 7 384 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 228.8 | 240.4 | 251.3 | 268.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 239.5 | 252.1 | 265.3 | 282.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 979 | 33 571 | 34 683 | 36 362 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 519 | 35 202 | 36 623 | 38 267 | - |
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Males | % | 57.0 | 56.9 | 56.7 | 57.0 | - |
Females | % | 43.0 | 43.1 | 43.3 | 43.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 760 | 1 612 | 1 563 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 63.7 | 52.6 | 52.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 67.2 | 54.7 | 56.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 204 | 32 604 | 33 773 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 172 | 33 908 | 36 126 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 443 | 1 374 | 1 245 | 1 245 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 384 | 429 | 495 | 492 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 297 | 327 | 342 | 351 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 124 | 2 130 | 2 082 | 2 088 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 162 | 141 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 87 | 102 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 255 | 249 | 243 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 240 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 9 | 90 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 201 | 249 | 240 |
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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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