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Unemployed persons | no. | 245 | 193 | 180 | 171 | 144 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 761 | 744 | 759 | 744 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 413 | 3 398 | 3 419 | 3 471 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 127.3 | 131.6 | 139.9 | 149.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 290 | 38 718 | 40 926 | 43 139 | - |
Net tax | $m | 29.3 | 30.9 | 33.1 | 35.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 578 | 9 105 | 9 687 | 10 276 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 111 | 3 070 | 3 096 | 3 148 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 109.3 | 111.5 | 117.7 | 125.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 115.1 | 117.2 | 123.9 | 132.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 140 | 36 304 | 38 001 | 39 965 | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 007 | 38 184 | 40 016 | 42 089 | - |
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Males | % | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.7 | - |
Females | % | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 292 | 281 | 264 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 127 | 29 242 | 32 909 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 358 | 33 647 | 37 300 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 279 | 306 | 249 | 270 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 75 | 87 | 108 | 108 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 36 | 36 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 384 | 423 | 393 | 414 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 69 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 30 | 9 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 114 | 99 | 51 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 66 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 66 | 60 |
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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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