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Unemployed persons | no. | 321 | 340 | 300 | 320 | 435 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 099 | 1 101 | 1 219 | 1 265 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 816 | 4 859 | 4 803 | 4 779 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 169.1 | 174.4 | 178.6 | 181.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 116 | 35 887 | 37 179 | 37 993 | - |
Net tax | $m | 36.7 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 39.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 628 | 7 908 | 8 171 | 8 335 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 054 | 4 036 | 3 992 | 4 033 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 131.7 | 133.1 | 138.0 | 142.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 139.8 | 140.2 | 143.9 | 148.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 491 | 32 968 | 34 564 | 35 253 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 491 | 34 733 | 36 049 | 36 844 | - |
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Males | % | 56.3 | 55.5 | 55.1 | 55.5 | - |
Females | % | 43.7 | 44.5 | 44.9 | 44.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.7 | 23.7 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 137 | 1 091 | 1 037 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 34.6 | 36.8 | 33.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 35.8 | 36.1 | 34.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 469 | 33 741 | 32 693 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 467 | 33 081 | 33 398 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 720 | 687 | 654 | 642 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 207 | 234 | 252 | 231 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 198 | 207 | 222 | 219 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 125 | 1 128 | 1 128 | 1 092 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 93 | 96 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 54 | 30 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 171 | 147 | 126 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 126 | 72 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 150 | 141 | 114 |
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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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