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Unemployed persons | no. | 819 | 657 | 816 | 999 | 937 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 004 | 4 243 | 4 560 | 4 547 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 14 182 | 13 406 | 13 795 | 13 909 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 459.2 | 440.4 | 456.3 | 479.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 376 | 32 853 | 33 078 | 34 505 | - |
Net tax | $m | 92.4 | 91.0 | 93.5 | 98.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 515 | 6 788 | 6 778 | 7 087 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 929 | 10 984 | 11 007 | 11 168 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 293.1 | 301.8 | 313.7 | 333.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 312.5 | 321.6 | 333.4 | 354.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 818 | 27 473 | 28 496 | 29 863 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 589 | 29 278 | 30 291 | 31 746 | - |
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Males | % | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.3 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.7 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.6 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 001 | 3 298 | 3 078 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 161.5 | 119.9 | 94.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 149.0 | 116.6 | 102.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 364 | 36 363 | 30 580 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 229 | 35 343 | 33 338 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 310 | 2 259 | 2 211 | 2 220 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 957 | 1 005 | 1 071 | 1 035 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 759 | 822 | 879 | 915 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 026 | 4 086 | 4 161 | 4 170 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 303 | 309 | 297 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 117 | 243 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 441 | 426 | 540 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 363 | 420 | 282 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 48 | 237 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 405 | 468 | 519 |
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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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