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Unemployed persons | no. | 305 | 251 | 233 | 215 | 182 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 136 | 1 112 | 1 201 | 1 127 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 585 | 5 831 | 5 992 | 6 173 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 264.5 | 282.3 | 303.4 | 335.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 361 | 48 414 | 50 630 | 54 361 | - |
Net tax | $m | 72.7 | 78.2 | 84.3 | 94.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 13 014 | 13 407 | 14 072 | 15 342 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 28.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 018 | 5 149 | 5 325 | 5 423 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 209.5 | 223.5 | 241.0 | 260.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 228.4 | 238.6 | 254.7 | 274.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 746 | 43 407 | 45 260 | 48 118 | - |
Average total income | $ | 45 511 | 46 339 | 47 830 | 50 643 | - |
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Males | % | 49.2 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 50.2 | - |
Females | % | 50.8 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 49.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.5 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.2 | 11.7 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 444 | 474 | 432 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.8 | 25.8 | 28.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 25.0 | 28.4 | 31.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 51 338 | 54 446 | 65 312 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 56 289 | 59 932 | 72 095 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 621 | 657 | 603 | 612 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 213 | 246 | 294 | 309 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 153 | 177 | 186 | 189 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 987 | 1 080 | 1 083 | 1 110 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 141 | 156 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 78 | 72 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 210 | 219 | 228 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 177 | 144 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 102 | 183 | 195 |
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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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