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Unemployed persons | no. | 300 | 274 | 243 | 171 | 172 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 985 | 1 079 | 1 140 | 1 137 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 547 | 5 863 | 5 984 | 6 053 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 194.7 | 212.6 | 230.3 | 242.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 096 | 36 254 | 38 494 | 40 066 | - |
Net tax | $m | 43.8 | 48.8 | 53.3 | 56.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 902 | 8 329 | 8 907 | 9 254 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 194 | 5 499 | 5 647 | 5 721 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 173.7 | 188.4 | 202.1 | 212.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 180.6 | 195.6 | 211.3 | 220.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 438 | 34 256 | 35 795 | 37 129 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 768 | 35 561 | 37 413 | 38 505 | - |
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Males | % | 52.3 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 51.7 | - |
Females | % | 47.7 | 48.0 | 47.8 | 48.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 644 | 650 | 602 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.5 | 19.5 | 19.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 152 | 27 855 | 30 294 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 132 | 29 956 | 32 662 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 825 | 804 | 795 | 762 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 198 | 246 | 297 | 318 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 120 | 153 | 156 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 119 | 1 170 | 1 245 | 1 236 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 174 | 174 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 75 | 60 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 207 | 249 | 234 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 144 | 156 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 36 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 150 | 192 |
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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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