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Unemployed persons | no. | 545 | 389 | 450 | 380 | 330 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 948 | 1 945 | 2 105 | 2 139 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 627 | 6 529 | 6 782 | 6 972 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 243.1 | 244.2 | 262.4 | 282.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 680 | 37 400 | 38 692 | 40 535 | - |
Net tax | $m | 53.5 | 54.5 | 59.4 | 64.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 080 | 8 350 | 8 755 | 9 258 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 262 | 5 239 | 5 414 | 5 683 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 158.6 | 163.7 | 178.5 | 199.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 165.8 | 170.2 | 186.6 | 207.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 132 | 31 244 | 32 967 | 35 060 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 509 | 32 484 | 34 470 | 36 467 | - |
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Males | % | 56.1 | 55.2 | 55.8 | 55.0 | - |
Females | % | 43.9 | 44.8 | 44.2 | 45.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 14.3 | 15.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 17.2 | 16.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 923 | 1 774 | 1 592 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 93.4 | 76.2 | 59.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 87.2 | 75.3 | 63.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 48 585 | 42 968 | 37 566 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 45 353 | 42 439 | 39 971 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 296 | 1 230 | 1 158 | 1 167 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 465 | 513 | 546 | 546 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 306 | 333 | 360 | 363 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 067 | 2 076 | 2 064 | 2 076 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 141 | 204 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 90 | 126 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 237 | 231 | 330 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 204 | 177 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 108 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 237 | 228 | 285 |
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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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