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Unemployed persons | no. | 539 | 459 | 440 | 383 | 402 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 064 | 2 119 | 2 198 | 2 235 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 071 | 7 277 | 7 365 | 7 643 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 256.7 | 271.1 | 293.7 | 315.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 308 | 37 255 | 39 885 | 41 245 | - |
Net tax | $m | 59.7 | 64.1 | 71.3 | 75.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 447 | 8 803 | 9 679 | 9 914 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 147 | 6 277 | 6 349 | 6 672 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 202.1 | 211.3 | 219.5 | 236.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 214.7 | 225.7 | 234.8 | 255.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 872 | 33 657 | 34 565 | 35 447 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 928 | 35 956 | 36 980 | 38 215 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 53.0 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.3 | 47.0 | 47.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.8 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 733 | 728 | 692 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.6 | 21.3 | 21.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.6 | 24.2 | 26.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 164 | 29 212 | 31 381 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 156 | 33 255 | 38 326 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 795 | 855 | 825 | 840 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 237 | 273 | 345 | 381 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 159 | 171 | 180 | 174 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 191 | 1 299 | 1 350 | 1 395 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 198 | 171 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 75 | 93 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 303 | 273 | 264 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 189 | 195 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 198 | 195 | 240 |
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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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