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Unemployed persons | no. | 520 | 460 | 392 | 297 | 274 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 622 | 1 584 | 1 559 | 1 541 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 990 | 5 907 | 5 907 | 5 897 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 195.8 | 201.3 | 222.6 | 231.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 691 | 34 085 | 37 693 | 39 191 | - |
Net tax | $m | 42.0 | 44.1 | 51.1 | 53.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 017 | 7 473 | 8 656 | 8 986 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 22.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 020 | 4 933 | 4 881 | 4 914 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 151.5 | 156.1 | 163.0 | 172.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 160.7 | 164.4 | 173.7 | 184.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 179 | 31 648 | 33 405 | 35 037 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 004 | 33 330 | 35 585 | 37 491 | - |
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Males | % | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 49.8 | - |
Females | % | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 50.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.0 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 869 | 826 | 762 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 22.7 | 23.8 | 24.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 136 | 26 346 | 28 633 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 177 | 28 820 | 32 416 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 744 | 690 | 723 | 666 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 162 | 171 | 222 | 258 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 105 | 111 | 114 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 987 | 966 | 1 056 | 1 038 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 159 | 159 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 72 | 87 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 234 | 231 | 246 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 210 | 195 | 162 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 48 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 213 | 198 | 210 |
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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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