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Unemployed persons | no. | 500 | 386 | 374 | 324 | 331 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 378 | 2 507 | 2 643 | 2 744 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 10 598 | 10 881 | 11 023 | 11 179 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 387.2 | 413.9 | 441.5 | 476.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 539 | 38 035 | 40 053 | 42 626 | - |
Net tax | $m | 89.0 | 97.8 | 104.7 | 115.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 400 | 8 988 | 9 499 | 10 351 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 457 | 9 686 | 9 747 | 9 974 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 317.5 | 339.7 | 358.0 | 378.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 334.0 | 356.9 | 374.7 | 396.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 575 | 35 070 | 36 729 | 37 935 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 314 | 36 844 | 38 445 | 39 782 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 53.6 | 53.8 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 46.4 | 46.2 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 18.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 658 | 1 604 | 1 522 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 40.5 | 40.2 | 40.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 44.2 | 44.3 | 44.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 422 | 25 046 | 26 476 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 673 | 27 639 | 28 928 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 734 | 1 698 | 1 617 | 1 620 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 570 | 657 | 690 | 681 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 183 | 213 | 225 | 234 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 487 | 2 568 | 2 532 | 2 535 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 306 | 315 | 282 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 81 | 117 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 417 | 396 | 399 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 351 | 369 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 42 | 78 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 366 | 411 | 393 |
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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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