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Unemployed persons | no. | 672 | 512 | 453 | 340 | 372 |
Unemployment rate | % | 15.0 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 7.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 346 | 1 321 | 1 401 | 1 447 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 865 | 4 206 | 4 384 | 4 432 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 136.9 | 165.1 | 180.0 | 197.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 418 | 39 257 | 41 069 | 44 538 | - |
Net tax | $m | 31.1 | 41.0 | 44.3 | 49.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 059 | 9 743 | 10 114 | 11 152 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 25.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 903 | 2 999 | 3 128 | 3 129 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 84.1 | 93.8 | 101.7 | 106.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 91.6 | 102.4 | 113.1 | 117.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 958 | 31 283 | 32 521 | 33 967 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 560 | 34 143 | 36 166 | 37 605 | - |
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Males | % | 48.8 | 48.8 | 49.3 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 51.2 | 51.2 | 50.7 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 653 | 663 | 639 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 19.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 21.9 | 25.1 | 24.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 514 | 31 971 | 33 169 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 608 | 37 857 | 37 532 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 293 | 1 278 | 1 197 | 1 155 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 357 | 402 | 453 | 486 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 381 | 447 | 480 | 492 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 031 | 2 127 | 2 130 | 2 133 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 222 | 195 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 126 | 120 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 330 | 348 | 315 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 294 | 165 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 75 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 264 | 312 | 240 |
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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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