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Unemployed persons | no. | 406 | 378 | 441 | 405 | 446 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 737 | 1 915 | 2 297 | 2 546 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 096 | 9 174 | 10 337 | 11 381 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 290.1 | 341.1 | 407.6 | 469.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 833 | 37 182 | 39 433 | 41 238 | - |
Net tax | $m | 65.2 | 79.1 | 95.0 | 110.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 056 | 8 620 | 9 188 | 9 679 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 420 | 8 333 | 9 537 | 10 633 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 246.4 | 290.1 | 346.7 | 400.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 257.9 | 303.7 | 362.6 | 416.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 209 | 34 817 | 36 352 | 37 643 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 759 | 36 445 | 38 018 | 39 160 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 53.7 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 46.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 017 | 1 042 | 1 022 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.0 | 27.6 | 27.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 28.6 | 30.6 | 29.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 613 | 26 517 | 26 726 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 110 | 29 319 | 29 265 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 257 | 1 248 | 1 242 | 1 272 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 396 | 453 | 534 | 564 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 234 | 282 | 303 | 315 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 887 | 1 983 | 2 079 | 2 151 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 252 | 270 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 156 | 120 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 354 | 408 | 390 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 306 | 231 | 171 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 18 | 84 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 318 | 249 | 255 |
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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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