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Unemployed persons | no. | 151 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 116 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 489 | 540 | 562 | 578 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 568 | 3 791 | 3 929 | 3 989 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 146.6 | 161.1 | 173.1 | 186.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 097 | 42 492 | 44 057 | 46 808 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.4 | 39.8 | 42.4 | 46.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 930 | 10 498 | 10 798 | 11 596 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 451 | 3 669 | 3 787 | 3 849 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 135.0 | 149.1 | 160.4 | 174.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 140.3 | 154.6 | 165.2 | 179.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 105 | 40 646 | 42 341 | 45 331 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 657 | 42 125 | 43 617 | 46 504 | - |
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Males | % | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.6 | 49.7 | - |
Females | % | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 50.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 33.0 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 32.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 269 | 260 | 242 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 302 | 27 344 | 29 212 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 795 | 29 303 | 31 194 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 255 | 267 | 210 | 186 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 57 | 69 | 87 | 96 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 18 | 18 | 24 | 21 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 330 | 354 | 321 | 303 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 36 | 48 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 12 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 60 | 60 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 72 | 33 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 69 | 72 | 51 |
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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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