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Unemployed persons | no. | 279 | 319 | 311 | 358 | 329 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 749 | 2 082 | 2 106 | 1 865 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 391 | 7 110 | 7 127 | 7 376 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 258.8 | 234.4 | 249.4 | 287.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 016 | 32 975 | 34 987 | 38 972 | - |
Net tax | $m | 52.8 | 49.5 | 53.0 | 62.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 140 | 6 963 | 7 443 | 8 441 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 607 | 4 711 | 4 757 | 4 810 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 128.8 | 134.4 | 141.1 | 151.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 138.4 | 143.3 | 151.9 | 162.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 965 | 28 537 | 29 665 | 31 417 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 036 | 30 408 | 31 932 | 33 844 | - |
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Males | % | 55.0 | 53.5 | 53.8 | 54.0 | - |
Females | % | 45.0 | 46.5 | 46.2 | 46.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 14.8 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.5 | 22.4 | 21.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 092 | 2 634 | 2 547 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 132.1 | 80.5 | 82.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 127.1 | 86.0 | 89.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 709 | 30 556 | 32 190 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 090 | 32 644 | 35 236 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 674 | 1 614 | 1 575 | 1 542 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 639 | 651 | 672 | 702 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 300 | 330 | 369 | 372 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 613 | 2 595 | 2 616 | 2 616 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 180 | 213 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 99 | 117 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 219 | 279 | 330 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 240 | 171 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 120 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 300 | 267 | 291 |
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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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