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Unemployed persons | no. | 494 | 446 | 421 | 341 | 316 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 677 | 1 867 | 2 012 | 2 039 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 409 | 8 097 | 8 340 | 8 607 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 251.4 | 285.5 | 315.1 | 337.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 934 | 35 256 | 37 783 | 39 248 | - |
Net tax | $m | 55.9 | 64.7 | 72.8 | 78.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 549 | 7 988 | 8 731 | 9 075 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 679 | 7 226 | 7 450 | 7 688 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 208.5 | 234.7 | 252.3 | 270.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 217.9 | 246.5 | 265.8 | 284.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 214 | 32 482 | 33 862 | 35 169 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 631 | 34 116 | 35 672 | 37 054 | - |
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Males | % | 49.9 | 50.1 | 49.7 | 50.4 | - |
Females | % | 50.1 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 49.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 999 | 1 060 | 1 029 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.3 | 28.1 | 29.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.4 | 30.5 | 32.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 311 | 26 497 | 28 152 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 375 | 28 785 | 31 169 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 188 | 1 206 | 1 221 | 1 179 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 336 | 375 | 480 | 516 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 240 | 282 | 336 | 339 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 764 | 1 863 | 2 037 | 2 034 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 333 | 366 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 114 | 135 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 423 | 480 | 450 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 267 | 372 | 303 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 99 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 279 | 384 | 402 |
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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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