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Unemployed persons | no. | 463 | 368 | 308 | 258 | 268 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.3 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 867 | 860 | 851 | 804 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 125 | 4 208 | 4 318 | 4 444 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 150.8 | 159.9 | 174.0 | 189.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 553 | 37 990 | 40 306 | 42 653 | - |
Net tax | $m | 34.2 | 37.1 | 40.9 | 44.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 280 | 8 821 | 9 470 | 10 105 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 802 | 3 839 | 3 906 | 4 030 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 131.5 | 138.8 | 149.3 | 161.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 138.1 | 145.5 | 156.5 | 169.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 593 | 36 157 | 38 228 | 40 077 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 310 | 37 888 | 40 070 | 41 970 | - |
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Males | % | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.1 | - |
Females | % | 49.8 | 50.0 | 49.7 | 49.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 31.7 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 29.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.0 | 18.9 | 20.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 22.5 | 21.2 | 20.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.9 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 318 | 303 | 314 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.4 | 8.7 | 10.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 301 | 28 641 | 32 348 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 942 | 32 720 | 35 643 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 405 | 384 | 417 | 405 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 123 | 138 | 159 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 45 | 48 | 42 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 543 | 552 | 603 | 606 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 102 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 117 | 147 | 138 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 75 | 78 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 21 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 81 | 81 | 99 |
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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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