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Unemployed persons | no. | 601 | 491 | 494 | 315 | 340 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 625 | 1 705 | 1 803 | 1 762 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 287 | 8 297 | 8 493 | 8 614 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 290.8 | 302.6 | 327.0 | 341.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 088 | 36 468 | 38 506 | 39 641 | - |
Net tax | $m | 65.4 | 69.7 | 75.7 | 78.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 895 | 8 398 | 8 914 | 9 128 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 699 | 7 651 | 7 843 | 7 926 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 248.8 | 257.9 | 274.1 | 289.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 261.1 | 271.0 | 288.5 | 301.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 316 | 33 710 | 34 944 | 36 531 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 918 | 35 413 | 36 784 | 38 000 | - |
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Males | % | 53.5 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 53.1 | - |
Females | % | 46.5 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 46.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 940 | 912 | 874 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.4 | 26.9 | 28.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 109 | 29 467 | 32 353 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 070 | 32 948 | 35 070 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 245 | 1 125 | 1 017 | 1 065 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 294 | 372 | 474 | 495 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 354 | 402 | 432 | 444 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 893 | 1 899 | 1 923 | 2 004 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 201 | 192 | 177 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 147 | 120 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 312 | 339 | 297 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 291 | 228 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 78 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 255 | 306 | 306 |
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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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