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Unemployed persons | no. | 778 | 568 | 532 | 403 | 438 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 268 | 1 320 | 1 376 | 1 352 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 723 | 5 774 | 5 845 | 6 045 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 191.9 | 201.0 | 216.1 | 238.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 540 | 34 808 | 36 973 | 39 497 | - |
Net tax | $m | 41.4 | 44.5 | 47.9 | 54.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 240 | 7 704 | 8 193 | 8 971 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 263 | 5 316 | 5 371 | 5 561 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 168.4 | 176.2 | 188.0 | 207.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 175.5 | 183.7 | 195.4 | 215.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 992 | 33 155 | 34 999 | 37 250 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 338 | 34 552 | 36 376 | 38 773 | - |
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Males | % | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.2 | - |
Females | % | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 591 | 580 | 577 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 15.5 | 16.0 | 17.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 217 | 25 999 | 27 406 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 287 | 27 572 | 29 802 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 813 | 756 | 687 | 702 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 153 | 177 | 201 | 216 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 141 | 150 | 147 | 147 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 107 | 1 083 | 1 035 | 1 065 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 147 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 45 | 33 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 165 | 192 | 159 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 156 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 24 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 150 | 165 | 150 |
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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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