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Unemployed persons | no. | 934 | 753 | 707 | 655 | 644 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.3 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 181 | 1 297 | 1 356 | 1 452 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 927 | 7 352 | 7 765 | 8 248 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 372.7 | 395.1 | 467.6 | 495.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 53 810 | 53 735 | 60 218 | 60 109 | - |
Net tax | $m | 111.5 | 117.0 | 143.6 | 148.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 16 100 | 15 920 | 18 500 | 17 953 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 29.9 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 29.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 401 | 5 759 | 6 140 | 6 545 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 224.8 | 245.1 | 271.8 | 298.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 243.0 | 265.0 | 299.0 | 323.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 617 | 42 557 | 44 272 | 45 535 | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 985 | 46 006 | 48 693 | 49 356 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.8 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.6 | 46.8 | 47.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 34.0 | 33.1 | 34.7 | 35.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 16.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 15.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 33.1 | 34.4 | 34.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 733 | 717 | 679 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 49.9 | 48.4 | 52.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 56.7 | 55.3 | 59.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 68 079 | 67 551 | 76 955 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 77 354 | 77 073 | 88 009 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 10 821 | 10 848 | 10 566 | 10 470 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 818 | 1 962 | 2 184 | 2 229 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 899 | 2 019 | 2 229 | 2 226 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 14 538 | 14 829 | 14 979 | 14 925 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 470 | 1 236 | 1 206 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 408 | 570 | 504 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 878 | 1 806 | 1 710 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 494 | 1 422 | 1 326 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 117 | 441 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 596 | 1 539 | 1 767 |
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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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