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Unemployed persons | no. | 73 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 57 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | n.p. | 236 | 251 | n.p. | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 378 | 1 404 | 1 493 | 1 665 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 56.7 | 60.0 | 67.0 | 79.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 157 | 42 755 | 44 885 | 47 617 | - |
Net tax | $m | 13.9 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 20.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 117 | 10 712 | 11 272 | 12 003 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 285 | 1 311 | 1 394 | 1 536 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 49.2 | 51.7 | 57.5 | 67.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 51.8 | 54.4 | 60.3 | 71.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 247 | 39 421 | 41 266 | 44 097 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 278 | 41 472 | 43 263 | 46 317 | - |
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Males | % | 49.6 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.3 | - |
Females | % | 50.4 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.0 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 24.8 | 23.7 | 23.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 96 | 93 | 87 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 759 | 33 159 | 35 631 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 963 | 36 553 | 40 090 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 189 | 162 | 126 | 135 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 75 | 81 | 102 | 108 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 153 | 174 | 204 | 192 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 417 | 417 | 432 | 435 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 36 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 54 | 21 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 75 | 90 | 42 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 78 | 39 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 78 | 66 |
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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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