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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 098 | 1 141 | 1 074 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 14.2 | 14.5 | 13.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 724 | 1 786 | 1 831 | 1 770 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 548 | 6 715 | 6 790 | 6 933 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 198.5 | 213.1 | 225.8 | 239.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 321 | 31 742 | 33 258 | 34 579 | - |
Net tax | $m | 39.4 | 43.7 | 46.0 | 49.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 024 | 6 507 | 6 779 | 7 095 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.9 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 835 | 5 992 | 6 091 | 6 180 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 168.8 | 179.7 | 191.8 | 201.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 177.0 | 188.0 | 200.6 | 212.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 929 | 29 983 | 31 485 | 32 590 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 339 | 31 373 | 32 929 | 34 299 | - |
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Males | % | 56.2 | 55.9 | 56.0 | 55.6 | - |
Females | % | 43.8 | 44.1 | 44.0 | 44.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.8 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.5 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 11.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 709 | 704 | 670 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 16.7 | 17.9 | 17.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 837 | 23 756 | 24 593 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 614 | 25 475 | 26 478 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 813 | 816 | 735 | 708 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 237 | 273 | 309 | 330 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 306 | 333 | 342 | 351 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 356 | 1 422 | 1 386 | 1 389 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 141 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 72 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 222 | 213 | 174 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 240 | 141 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 174 | 249 | 183 |
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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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