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Unemployed persons | no. | 565 | 495 | 499 | 509 | 473 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 867 | 958 | 856 | 768 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 014 | 2 969 | 3 008 | 3 067 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 117.1 | 122.1 | 130.7 | 144.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 865 | 41 123 | 43 458 | 47 245 | - |
Net tax | $m | 24.3 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 33.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 075 | 8 961 | 9 512 | 10 775 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 051 | 2 977 | 2 997 | 2 981 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 103.4 | 108.6 | 115.4 | 124.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 106.6 | 111.8 | 119.9 | 129.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 883 | 36 481 | 38 490 | 41 771 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 928 | 37 557 | 40 018 | 43 440 | - |
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Males | % | 55.2 | 54.9 | 54.3 | 53.7 | - |
Females | % | 44.8 | 45.1 | 45.7 | 46.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 31.7 | 31.6 | 31.2 | 28.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 26.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 299 | 275 | 249 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 151 | 33 461 | 39 464 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 125 | 37 863 | 44 894 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 441 | 402 | 375 | 369 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 108 | 132 | 126 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 135 | 144 | 141 | 147 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 681 | 654 | 648 | 642 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 66 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 39 | 54 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 75 | 105 | 117 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 93 | 72 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 9 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 117 | 102 | 99 |
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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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