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Unemployed persons | no. | 701 | 471 | 443 | 647 | 602 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 609 | 2 714 | 3 044 | 3 114 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 469 | 14 141 | 14 638 | 15 235 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 516.7 | 557.5 | 601.9 | 651.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 361 | 39 424 | 41 122 | 42 734 | - |
Net tax | $m | 120.8 | 133.7 | 143.7 | 154.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 967 | 9 453 | 9 816 | 10 145 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.4 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 073 | 13 627 | 14 191 | 14 653 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 470.9 | 512.4 | 553.5 | 597.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 495.4 | 532.6 | 572.7 | 618.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 018 | 37 605 | 39 004 | 40 770 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 891 | 39 086 | 40 358 | 42 199 | - |
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Males | % | 53.2 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.3 | - |
Females | % | 46.8 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.5 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 908 | 942 | 932 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.2 | 23.3 | 24.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.9 | 25.3 | 26.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 447 | 24 714 | 26 173 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 287 | 26 843 | 28 709 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 311 | 1 272 | 1 179 | 1 167 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 480 | 567 | 648 | 666 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 219 | 249 | 273 | 255 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 010 | 2 088 | 2 100 | 2 088 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 267 | 216 | 237 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 75 | 138 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 366 | 291 | 375 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 261 | 288 | 216 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 78 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 270 | 303 | 294 |
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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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