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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 274 | 996 | 905 | 677 | 819 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.7 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 177 | 2 190 | 2 304 | 2 304 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 740 | 7 242 | 7 541 | 7 850 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 206.2 | 233.3 | 268.2 | 287.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 589 | 32 219 | 35 560 | 36 631 | - |
Net tax | $m | 42.2 | 49.4 | 59.3 | 63.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 268 | 6 827 | 7 865 | 8 085 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 575 | 5 975 | 6 199 | 6 491 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 157.5 | 175.6 | 192.3 | 209.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 167.3 | 188.0 | 206.2 | 224.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 258 | 29 380 | 31 023 | 32 198 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 003 | 31 469 | 33 266 | 34 565 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.2 | 50.6 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.8 | 49.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.0 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.2 | 12.4 | 13.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 000 | 987 | 921 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.1 | 24.9 | 27.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.5 | 28.1 | 30.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 137 | 25 269 | 29 510 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 544 | 28 513 | 33 529 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 395 | 1 410 | 1 302 | 1 329 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 408 | 468 | 570 | 624 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 423 | 513 | 561 | 543 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 226 | 2 391 | 2 433 | 2 496 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 303 | 285 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 210 | 204 | 171 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 480 | 507 | 456 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 348 | 405 | 252 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 132 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 363 | 426 | 384 |
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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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