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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 226 | 934 | 867 | 665 | 839 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.6 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 336 | 2 448 | 2 662 | 2 741 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 773 | 8 608 | 9 370 | 10 088 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 238.2 | 284.6 | 327.7 | 380.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 641 | 33 056 | 34 973 | 37 678 | - |
Net tax | $m | 48.2 | 61.1 | 70.9 | 84.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 204 | 7 093 | 7 567 | 8 411 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 22.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 353 | 6 945 | 7 647 | 8 195 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 183.9 | 211.2 | 242.0 | 274.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 195.2 | 226.5 | 257.0 | 292.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 940 | 30 411 | 31 651 | 33 490 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 721 | 32 615 | 33 610 | 35 706 | - |
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Males | % | 50.4 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 50.3 | - |
Females | % | 49.6 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 49.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.1 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 26.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.8 | 19.1 | 18.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 349 | 1 399 | 1 393 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 30.1 | 36.5 | 39.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 33.5 | 41.0 | 44.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 312 | 26 065 | 28 395 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 834 | 29 328 | 31 677 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 200 | 1 173 | 1 179 | 1 251 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 294 | 375 | 471 | 540 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 165 | 213 | 234 | 222 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 659 | 1 761 | 1 884 | 2 013 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 333 | 315 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 105 | 111 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 483 | 420 | 426 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 321 | 324 | 255 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 27 | 84 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 330 | 351 | 339 |
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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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