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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 100 | 974 | 839 | 1 014 | 958 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.7 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 13.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 461 | 2 538 | 2 571 | 2 688 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 100 | 5 381 | 5 584 | 5 629 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 149.3 | 167.8 | 184.2 | 194.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 29 281 | 31 179 | 32 978 | 34 514 | - |
Net tax | $m | 28.8 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 637 | 6 233 | 6 721 | 7 012 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 957 | 4 216 | 4 335 | 4 412 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 108.8 | 119.3 | 128.7 | 135.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 116.2 | 128.2 | 137.5 | 145.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 503 | 28 295 | 29 687 | 30 778 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 372 | 30 403 | 31 707 | 33 065 | - |
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Males | % | 51.0 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.3 | - |
Females | % | 49.0 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.9 | 28.1 | 27.6 | 27.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 15.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 064 | 1 011 | 1 006 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.9 | 22.0 | 25.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.1 | 24.9 | 27.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 658 | 21 715 | 24 927 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 21 713 | 24 662 | 27 757 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 116 | 1 095 | 1 068 | 1 008 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 273 | 276 | 318 | 312 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 189 | 204 | 222 | 213 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 578 | 1 575 | 1 608 | 1 533 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 132 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 63 | 45 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 168 | 195 | 183 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 153 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 66 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 192 | 171 | 216 |
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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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