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Unemployed persons | no. | 239 | 241 | 214 | 167 | 132 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 169 | 1 221 | 1 231 | 1 219 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 016 | 3 862 | 3 833 | 4 066 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 144.3 | 141.6 | 151.7 | 172.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 934 | 36 673 | 39 588 | 42 496 | - |
Net tax | $m | 32.3 | 32.7 | 35.7 | 41.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 055 | 8 475 | 9 322 | 10 153 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 446 | 3 355 | 3 333 | 3 550 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 110.7 | 113.6 | 119.2 | 136.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 114.4 | 116.4 | 122.5 | 140.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 128 | 33 861 | 35 774 | 38 375 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 193 | 34 704 | 36 747 | 39 646 | - |
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Males | % | 56.8 | 56.2 | 56.0 | 56.5 | - |
Females | % | 43.2 | 43.8 | 44.0 | 43.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.6 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.0 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 26.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 13.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 947 | 818 | 791 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 36.2 | 26.5 | 27.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 34.5 | 26.7 | 29.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 213 | 32 454 | 35 250 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 478 | 32 586 | 36 802 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 597 | 555 | 531 | 555 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 153 | 177 | 186 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 69 | 87 | 93 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 774 | 777 | 795 | 834 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 60 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 27 | 24 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 126 | 87 | 150 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 105 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 33 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 108 | 144 |
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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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