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Unemployed persons | no. | 418 | 364 | 318 | 225 | 217 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 212 | 1 331 | 1 371 | 1 387 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 508 | 6 884 | 7 234 | 7 281 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 227.8 | 249.7 | 274.7 | 287.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 008 | 36 272 | 37 967 | 39 498 | - |
Net tax | $m | 51.1 | 57.2 | 63.0 | 66.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 850 | 8 303 | 8 708 | 9 082 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 990 | 6 357 | 6 691 | 6 781 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 194.9 | 213.4 | 235.0 | 245.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 203.7 | 222.0 | 245.8 | 256.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 536 | 33 576 | 35 127 | 36 265 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 011 | 34 917 | 36 730 | 37 865 | - |
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Males | % | 53.1 | 52.2 | 52.3 | 51.9 | - |
Females | % | 46.9 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 48.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 852 | 860 | 790 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.0 | 24.3 | 25.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.8 | 26.4 | 27.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 876 | 28 277 | 31 964 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 988 | 30 750 | 34 816 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 978 | 936 | 918 | 924 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 231 | 276 | 348 | 399 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 201 | 240 | 258 | 267 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 410 | 1 452 | 1 524 | 1 590 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 222 | 210 | 174 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 96 | 99 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 297 | 306 | 273 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 255 | 261 | 159 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 12 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 264 | 273 | 213 |
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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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