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Unemployed persons | no. | 725 | 687 | 548 | 505 | 579 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 162 | 3 234 | 3 387 | 3 371 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 060 | 13 655 | 14 104 | 14 565 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 475.8 | 513.8 | 560.1 | 607.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 434 | 37 630 | 39 712 | 41 681 | - |
Net tax | $m | 108.0 | 118.9 | 130.6 | 143.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 266 | 8 708 | 9 261 | 9 846 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 359 | 11 734 | 12 003 | 12 331 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 381.8 | 407.3 | 432.8 | 460.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 403.2 | 429.4 | 457.8 | 486.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 608 | 34 714 | 36 055 | 37 329 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 495 | 36 594 | 38 143 | 39 441 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.5 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 50.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 484 | 1 542 | 1 521 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 42.5 | 47.0 | 49.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 47.8 | 53.2 | 54.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 629 | 30 463 | 32 231 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 191 | 34 494 | 35 923 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 371 | 1 395 | 1 314 | 1 341 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 294 | 324 | 393 | 459 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 180 | 228 | 231 | 231 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 845 | 1 947 | 1 938 | 2 031 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 273 | 213 | 204 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 84 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 357 | 297 | 291 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 246 | 207 | 210 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 6 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 261 | 213 | 264 |
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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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