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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 832 | 1 590 | 1 312 | 1 649 | 1 561 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.3 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 253 | 5 363 | 5 635 | 5 810 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 14 583 | 15 318 | 15 880 | 16 234 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 467.4 | 508.8 | 560.5 | 595.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 051 | 33 214 | 35 295 | 36 655 | - |
Net tax | $m | 96.3 | 107.4 | 119.3 | 126.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 605 | 7 010 | 7 511 | 7 766 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 952 | 12 447 | 12 955 | 13 422 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 350.8 | 379.9 | 411.5 | 438.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 373.5 | 402.4 | 441.3 | 463.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 349 | 30 519 | 31 767 | 32 693 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 251 | 32 328 | 34 063 | 34 504 | - |
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Males | % | 53.2 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 52.5 | - |
Females | % | 46.8 | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.0 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 460 | 2 444 | 2 376 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 59.2 | 60.6 | 64.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 64.3 | 66.8 | 72.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 054 | 24 798 | 27 282 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 131 | 27 335 | 30 545 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 451 | 2 328 | 2 202 | 2 172 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 567 | 639 | 738 | 750 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 471 | 516 | 540 | 540 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 489 | 3 483 | 3 480 | 3 462 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 300 | 276 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 150 | 186 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 456 | 450 | 462 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 408 | 468 | 324 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 42 | 120 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 426 | 510 | 444 |
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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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