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Unemployed persons | no. | 648 | 521 | 431 | 398 | 407 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 049 | 1 102 | 1 156 | 1 144 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 727 | 4 840 | 5 009 | 5 189 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 166.5 | 179.2 | 196.2 | 215.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 229 | 37 029 | 39 171 | 41 464 | - |
Net tax | $m | 36.8 | 40.9 | 45.2 | 50.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 791 | 8 460 | 9 031 | 9 716 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 289 | 4 395 | 4 555 | 4 720 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 143.7 | 153.5 | 166.9 | 182.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 150.9 | 161.2 | 174.8 | 192.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 500 | 34 921 | 36 644 | 38 655 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 177 | 36 676 | 38 370 | 40 686 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.8 | 52.5 | 53.0 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 47.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.8 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 14.6 | 15.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 434 | 439 | 405 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 204 | 28 570 | 30 711 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 832 | 31 512 | 33 950 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 645 | 648 | 651 | 639 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 222 | 249 | 315 | 336 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 165 | 177 | 183 | 180 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 032 | 1 074 | 1 149 | 1 155 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 129 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 84 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 237 | 213 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 123 | 114 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 36 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 132 | 132 | 150 |
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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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