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Unemployed persons | no. | 327 | 353 | 396 | 238 | 201 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 487 | 1 579 | 1 616 | 1 495 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 465 | 8 218 | 8 481 | 8 809 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 417.6 | 489.5 | 546.1 | 626.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 55 944 | 59 566 | 64 387 | 71 075 | - |
Net tax | $m | 126.8 | 151.8 | 172.5 | 200.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 16 992 | 18 468 | 20 344 | 22 774 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 32.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 073 | 6 534 | 6 725 | 6 881 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 290.8 | 332.4 | 358.3 | 393.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 314.7 | 359.5 | 390.0 | 432.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 47 875 | 50 870 | 53 284 | 57 200 | - |
Average total income | $ | 51 814 | 55 022 | 57 985 | 62 863 | - |
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Males | % | 49.9 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 50.7 | - |
Females | % | 50.1 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 49.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.3 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.5 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 15.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 41.2 | 41.1 | 41.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 712 | 752 | 746 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 49.7 | 56.4 | 66.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 56.1 | 66.6 | 77.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 69 857 | 74 980 | 88 913 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 78 799 | 88 624 | 103 391 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 055 | 2 001 | 1 920 | 1 983 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 696 | 819 | 918 | 981 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 558 | 639 | 669 | 681 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 309 | 3 459 | 3 507 | 3 645 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 363 | 399 | 360 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 135 | 225 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 549 | 534 | 585 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 438 | 498 | 276 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 27 | 156 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 465 | 525 | 432 |
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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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