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Unemployed persons | no. | 300 | 301 | 263 | 298 | 358 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 778 | 1 812 | 1 920 | 1 875 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 875 | 5 948 | 6 071 | 6 154 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 192.7 | 199.6 | 216.8 | 234.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 803 | 33 564 | 35 706 | 38 165 | - |
Net tax | $m | 40.3 | 42.6 | 46.7 | 51.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 862 | 7 168 | 7 690 | 8 348 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 990 | 5 016 | 5 121 | 5 187 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 150.3 | 158.2 | 168.9 | 178.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 158.7 | 165.4 | 177.0 | 187.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 128 | 31 538 | 32 980 | 34 434 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 802 | 32 977 | 34 558 | 36 118 | - |
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Males | % | 53.9 | 53.4 | 53.8 | 53.5 | - |
Females | % | 46.1 | 46.6 | 46.2 | 46.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.0 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 15.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 128 | 1 057 | 1 028 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.6 | 22.1 | 23.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 27.3 | 24.8 | 26.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 839 | 20 945 | 22 967 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 188 | 23 419 | 25 982 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 281 | 1 212 | 1 197 | 1 197 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 318 | 354 | 387 | 381 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 183 | 186 | 204 | 195 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 782 | 1 752 | 1 788 | 1 773 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 180 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 69 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 249 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 252 | 225 | 147 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 66 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 261 | 243 | 213 |
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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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