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Unemployed persons | no. | 943 | 963 | 913 | 724 | 554 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 890 | 3 070 | 3 209 | 3 184 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 525 | 10 082 | 10 467 | 11 379 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 339.2 | 374.4 | 419.7 | 491.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 614 | 37 138 | 40 094 | 43 220 | - |
Net tax | $m | 76.6 | 87.1 | 99.4 | 118.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 045 | 8 642 | 9 492 | 10 392 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 24.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 293 | 8 694 | 8 973 | 9 720 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 268.3 | 296.1 | 321.5 | 370.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 281.6 | 311.3 | 340.2 | 390.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 352 | 34 053 | 35 831 | 38 125 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 957 | 35 807 | 37 910 | 40 199 | - |
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Males | % | 54.2 | 53.8 | 53.7 | 54.7 | - |
Females | % | 45.8 | 46.2 | 46.3 | 45.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.8 | 16.4 | 15.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 611 | 1 607 | 1 575 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 55.8 | 52.7 | 57.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 56.9 | 57.1 | 62.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 629 | 32 802 | 36 760 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 322 | 35 537 | 39 363 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 299 | 1 233 | 1 233 | 1 239 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 357 | 411 | 459 | 501 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 297 | 324 | 372 | 381 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 953 | 1 968 | 2 064 | 2 121 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 198 | 249 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 120 | 111 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 345 | 318 | 360 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 249 | 213 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 99 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 198 | 255 | 312 |
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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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