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Unemployed persons | no. | 385 | 370 | 365 | 453 | 494 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 669 | 1 819 | 1 822 | 1 756 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 588 | 5 734 | 5 775 | 5 918 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 181.3 | 193.9 | 203.5 | 217.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 448 | 33 813 | 35 245 | 36 666 | - |
Net tax | $m | 36.6 | 41.2 | 42.8 | 45.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 558 | 7 194 | 7 404 | 7 749 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 754 | 4 958 | 4 894 | 4 987 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 141.0 | 152.0 | 156.0 | 164.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 148.0 | 158.9 | 163.1 | 173.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 667 | 30 657 | 31 880 | 32 899 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 125 | 32 056 | 33 318 | 34 698 | - |
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Males | % | 55.1 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 53.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.9 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 26.4 | 24.3 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 26.0 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 26.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 14.4 | 15.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 902 | 800 | 795 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 23.9 | 20.1 | 22.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 25.6 | 21.7 | 23.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 447 | 25 116 | 27 701 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 431 | 27 100 | 29 817 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 008 | 1 017 | 951 | 960 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 306 | 321 | 360 | 360 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 186 | 195 | 204 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 485 | 1 524 | 1 506 | 1 524 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 126 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 48 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 159 | 174 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 171 | 87 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 141 | 183 | 129 |
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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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