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Unemployed persons | no. | 553 | 475 | 436 | 312 | 288 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 901 | 2 048 | 2 282 | 2 329 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 735 | 8 274 | 9 020 | 9 377 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 256.4 | 290.4 | 335.5 | 367.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 148 | 35 103 | 37 193 | 39 235 | - |
Net tax | $m | 56.0 | 66.5 | 77.0 | 85.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 244 | 8 032 | 8 540 | 9 074 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 699 | 7 123 | 7 789 | 8 107 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 203.6 | 225.0 | 256.9 | 281.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 214.1 | 237.2 | 271.3 | 295.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 397 | 31 592 | 32 983 | 34 731 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 967 | 33 299 | 34 834 | 36 468 | - |
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Males | % | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.6 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.5 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 313 | 1 347 | 1 330 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 33.7 | 37.2 | 38.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 36.4 | 41.7 | 42.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 668 | 27 610 | 28 722 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 689 | 30 981 | 31 734 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 251 | 1 233 | 1 164 | 1 149 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 261 | 288 | 363 | 435 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 120 | 153 | 183 | 189 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 632 | 1 674 | 1 710 | 1 773 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 306 | 255 | 225 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 99 | 120 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 372 | 354 | 345 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 345 | 342 | 270 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 360 | 354 | 324 |
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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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