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Unemployed persons | no. | 441 | 654 | 715 | 617 | 661 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 308 | 1 521 | 1 713 | 1 828 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 675 | 7 568 | 7 955 | 8 448 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 233.0 | 274.2 | 302.3 | 332.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 907 | 36 234 | 37 996 | 39 296 | - |
Net tax | $m | 51.4 | 61.7 | 68.0 | 74.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 698 | 8 156 | 8 554 | 8 828 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 440 | 7 237 | 7 674 | 8 171 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 216.4 | 250.3 | 276.5 | 306.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 223.4 | 259.5 | 287.1 | 315.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 599 | 34 587 | 36 022 | 37 445 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 689 | 35 862 | 37 415 | 38 655 | - |
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Males | % | 53.3 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 52.9 | - |
Females | % | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 47.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.3 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 27.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 27.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 522 | 587 | 560 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.0 | 15.3 | 15.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 14.0 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 932 | 26 115 | 27 075 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 813 | 28 310 | 30 296 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 555 | 567 | 543 | 570 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 153 | 189 | 222 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 42 | 51 | 60 | 78 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 702 | 771 | 792 | 870 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 159 | 186 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 54 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 258 | 213 | 273 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 174 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 33 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 186 | 162 |
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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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