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Unemployed persons | no. | 652 | 521 | 507 | 443 | 333 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 305 | 1 317 | 1 336 | 1 256 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 364 | 7 594 | 7 755 | 7 969 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 301.7 | 321.8 | 357.8 | 388.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 967 | 42 372 | 46 133 | 48 765 | - |
Net tax | $m | 75.4 | 82.2 | 94.2 | 102.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 243 | 10 828 | 12 153 | 12 864 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 26.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 561 | 6 717 | 6 831 | 7 029 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 245.1 | 258.7 | 280.5 | 305.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 258.1 | 274.0 | 295.6 | 319.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 354 | 38 519 | 41 059 | 43 403 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 345 | 40 789 | 43 273 | 45 416 | - |
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Males | % | 47.4 | 48.9 | 48.2 | 48.7 | - |
Females | % | 52.6 | 51.1 | 51.8 | 51.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 33.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.8 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.5 | 27.6 | 28.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 567 | 546 | 559 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.2 | 27.2 | 30.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.1 | 30.0 | 34.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 665 | 49 773 | 55 036 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 47 761 | 54 947 | 61 126 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 864 | 858 | 789 | 816 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 252 | 279 | 324 | 333 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 180 | 201 | 210 | 204 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 296 | 1 338 | 1 323 | 1 353 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 159 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 63 | 93 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 240 | 222 | 243 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 228 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 12 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 210 | 240 | 156 |
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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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