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Unemployed persons | no. | 385 | 337 | 290 | 237 | 182 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 637 | 662 | 650 | 605 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 216 | 4 123 | 4 260 | 4 335 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 191.3 | 200.8 | 214.4 | 237.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 45 371 | 48 700 | 50 332 | 54 881 | - |
Net tax | $m | 52.0 | 57.2 | 60.7 | 69.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 324 | 13 870 | 14 241 | 15 956 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.2 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 29.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 831 | 3 709 | 3 821 | 3 833 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 157.2 | 155.2 | 167.8 | 180.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 165.9 | 164.1 | 177.8 | 193.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 034 | 41 847 | 43 917 | 47 040 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 314 | 44 238 | 46 526 | 50 387 | - |
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Males | % | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.5 | - |
Females | % | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.1 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 39.8 | 38.4 | 37.7 | 37.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 30.0 | 29.4 | 30.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 17.6 | 18.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 13.0 | 11.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 316 | 309 | 296 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.2 | 17.1 | 18.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.0 | 19.1 | 20.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 48 256 | 55 263 | 63 863 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 53 676 | 61 853 | 69 962 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 639 | 603 | 588 | 621 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 225 | 231 | 267 | 273 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 153 | 171 | 183 | 171 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 017 | 1 005 | 1 038 | 1 065 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 114 | 144 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 69 | 66 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 180 | 183 | 210 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 204 | 102 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 60 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 144 | 210 | 162 |
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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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