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Unemployed persons | no. | 674 | 645 | 534 | 512 | 494 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.9 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 220 | 2 323 | 2 375 | 2 394 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 700 | 4 959 | 5 219 | 5 393 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 156.0 | 170.0 | 187.2 | 202.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 193 | 34 281 | 35 861 | 37 578 | - |
Net tax | $m | 32.2 | 36.1 | 39.5 | 43.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 856 | 7 289 | 7 562 | 7 967 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 583 | 3 752 | 3 925 | 4 002 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 106.7 | 116.7 | 125.4 | 131.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 114.9 | 126.7 | 136.4 | 141.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 791 | 31 112 | 31 940 | 32 754 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 058 | 33 761 | 34 744 | 35 354 | - |
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Males | % | 51.8 | 51.3 | 50.7 | 50.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.2 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 49.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.7 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 19.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.4 | 20.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 642 | 645 | 597 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.2 | 18.7 | 18.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 743 | 24 704 | 27 663 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 787 | 29 031 | 31 452 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 651 | 615 | 633 | 597 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 162 | 195 | 240 | 267 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 90 | 105 | 111 | 117 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 903 | 915 | 984 | 981 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 159 | 141 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 72 | 51 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 198 | 231 | 192 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 153 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 180 | 162 | 168 |
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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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