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Unemployed persons | no. | 577 | 478 | 583 | 725 | 696 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 492 | 2 517 | 2 780 | 2 841 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 125 | 8 693 | 9 024 | 9 126 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 298.8 | 289.5 | 305.0 | 316.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 745 | 33 304 | 33 804 | 34 641 | - |
Net tax | $m | 61.1 | 61.1 | 63.8 | 66.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 699 | 7 033 | 7 066 | 7 243 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 275 | 7 379 | 7 394 | 7 583 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 195.2 | 202.4 | 212.0 | 227.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 206.2 | 215.8 | 223.7 | 240.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 825 | 27 435 | 28 671 | 30 045 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 345 | 29 242 | 30 255 | 31 751 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 54.7 | 54.3 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 45.3 | 45.7 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.9 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 310 | 2 099 | 1 863 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 102.9 | 87.6 | 64.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 93.1 | 80.7 | 68.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 44 565 | 41 740 | 34 442 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 303 | 38 432 | 36 645 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 389 | 1 380 | 1 353 | 1 359 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 519 | 552 | 606 | 573 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 543 | 594 | 642 | 684 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 451 | 2 526 | 2 601 | 2 616 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 189 | 171 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 171 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 282 | 276 | 342 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 234 | 279 | 177 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 33 | 165 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 258 | 312 | 342 |
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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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