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Unemployed persons | no. | 548 | 526 | 580 | 492 | 494 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 724 | 1 866 | 1 866 | 1 945 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 726 | 8 129 | 8 317 | 8 540 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 266.5 | 290.8 | 318.1 | 340.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 490 | 35 778 | 38 251 | 39 872 | - |
Net tax | $m | 58.0 | 64.7 | 71.5 | 77.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 511 | 7 961 | 8 594 | 9 031 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 884 | 7 283 | 7 436 | 7 662 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 223.9 | 243.9 | 262.8 | 282.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 234.4 | 254.6 | 275.7 | 295.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 523 | 33 487 | 35 347 | 36 868 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 056 | 34 955 | 37 074 | 38 574 | - |
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Males | % | 54.0 | 53.4 | 53.6 | 53.0 | - |
Females | % | 46.0 | 46.6 | 46.4 | 47.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.0 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 25.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 895 | 893 | 823 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.6 | 28.2 | 26.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 29.1 | 30.3 | 29.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 772 | 31 529 | 32 069 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 521 | 33 969 | 36 073 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 801 | 813 | 819 | 831 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 204 | 243 | 291 | 279 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 150 | 162 | 171 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 131 | 1 206 | 1 272 | 1 281 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 141 | 135 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 90 | 48 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 234 | 231 | 183 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 216 | 153 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 9 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 123 | 225 | 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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