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Unemployed persons | no. | 783 | 572 | 522 | 400 | 467 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 979 | 2 016 | 2 086 | 2 156 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 766 | 6 242 | 6 531 | 6 831 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 180.8 | 211.8 | 233.2 | 258.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 360 | 33 932 | 35 702 | 37 775 | - |
Net tax | $m | 37.5 | 46.4 | 51.5 | 57.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 504 | 7 431 | 7 880 | 8 447 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 733 | 5 080 | 5 337 | 5 615 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 135.7 | 151.9 | 167.8 | 183.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 143.4 | 162.3 | 179.2 | 195.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 659 | 29 900 | 31 441 | 32 611 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 287 | 31 943 | 33 570 | 34 870 | - |
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Males | % | 51.0 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 51.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.0 | 48.8 | 48.8 | 49.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 091 | 1 108 | 1 036 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.9 | 30.9 | 31.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 29.6 | 34.4 | 35.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 639 | 27 904 | 30 674 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 098 | 31 089 | 34 139 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 906 | 927 | 819 | 855 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 231 | 282 | 333 | 357 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 138 | 147 | 168 | 186 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 275 | 1 356 | 1 320 | 1 398 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 180 | 183 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 99 | 90 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 291 | 279 | 273 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 207 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 27 | 48 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 207 | 234 | 186 |
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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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