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Unemployed persons | no. | 282 | 235 | 220 | 209 | 184 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 965 | 976 | 1 000 | 946 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 300 | 4 458 | 4 544 | 4 711 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 171.6 | 183.9 | 200.8 | 219.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 39 908 | 41 246 | 44 197 | 46 542 | - |
Net tax | $m | 41.6 | 45.7 | 50.6 | 55.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 671 | 10 251 | 11 131 | 11 739 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.2 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 830 | 3 977 | 4 067 | 4 177 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 142.2 | 152.7 | 164.2 | 176.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 149.2 | 160.1 | 172.1 | 185.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 134 | 38 396 | 40 369 | 42 326 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 945 | 40 257 | 42 324 | 44 496 | - |
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Males | % | 49.5 | 49.5 | 50.0 | 49.8 | - |
Females | % | 50.5 | 50.5 | 50.0 | 50.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.8 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 28.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 25.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 386 | 370 | 331 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 35 811 | 36 642 | 42 239 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 586 | 41 130 | 46 833 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 438 | 441 | 420 | 471 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 126 | 156 | 210 | 210 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 51 | 60 | 66 | 60 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 615 | 657 | 696 | 741 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 105 | 84 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 45 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 162 | 150 | 120 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 90 | 78 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 12 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 150 | 102 | 93 |
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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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