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Unemployed persons | no. | 648 | 625 | 503 | 436 | 513 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 872 | 2 936 | 3 037 | 3 019 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 163 | 12 754 | 13 145 | 13 587 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 446.4 | 483.6 | 525.2 | 568.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 703 | 37 920 | 39 952 | 41 869 | - |
Net tax | $m | 101.9 | 112.6 | 123.0 | 135.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 381 | 8 829 | 9 357 | 9 936 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 650 | 11 046 | 11 254 | 11 568 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 360.2 | 385.7 | 407.8 | 434.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 380.2 | 406.5 | 431.2 | 458.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 817 | 34 914 | 36 239 | 37 549 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 696 | 36 796 | 38 315 | 39 606 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.4 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 50.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 26.0 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 309 | 1 356 | 1 326 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 38.4 | 42.3 | 44.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 43.2 | 48.0 | 49.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 336 | 31 218 | 33 633 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 972 | 35 375 | 37 393 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 152 | 1 182 | 1 116 | 1 137 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 252 | 282 | 348 | 405 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 147 | 189 | 195 | 192 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 551 | 1 653 | 1 659 | 1 734 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 255 | 195 | 195 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 75 | 81 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 327 | 270 | 276 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 171 | 186 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 3 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 231 | 174 | 231 |
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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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