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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 170 | 141 | 141 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 590 | 777 | 819 | 701 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 770 | 2 940 | 2 959 | 2 768 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 132.3 | 148.3 | 161.3 | 165.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 750 | 50 459 | 54 518 | 59 805 | - |
Net tax | $m | 34.4 | 40.0 | 44.9 | 47.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 433 | 13 619 | 15 184 | 17 058 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.0 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 28.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 853 | 3 082 | 3 041 | 2 845 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 128.7 | 144.0 | 146.1 | 146.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 130.1 | 146.4 | 149.6 | 149.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 45 100 | 46 736 | 48 054 | 51 419 | - |
Average total income | $ | 45 588 | 47 507 | 49 198 | 52 538 | - |
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Males | % | 61.7 | 61.0 | 61.1 | 60.8 | - |
Females | % | 38.3 | 39.0 | 38.9 | 39.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.4 | 30.6 | 28.6 | 27.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.4 | 28.0 | 28.7 | 27.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.1 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 21.3 | 22.9 | 23.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 176 | 173 | 139 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 036 | 30 044 | 31 100 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 093 | 32 955 | 34 369 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 174 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 36 | 42 | 54 | 60 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 42 | 48 | 51 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 246 | 237 | 252 | 258 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 30 | 33 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 21 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 48 | 54 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 57 | 39 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 60 | 57 |
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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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