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Unemployed persons | no. | 123 | 134 | 144 | 91 | 78 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 035 | 998 | 1 007 | 930 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 361 | 4 484 | 4 575 | 4 769 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 268.5 | 308.2 | 332.3 | 360.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 61 562 | 68 741 | 72 634 | 75 672 | - |
Net tax | $m | 84.9 | 102.2 | 110.1 | 118.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 19 457 | 22 783 | 24 055 | 24 812 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 31.6 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 32.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 208 | 3 237 | 3 271 | 3 348 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 160.6 | 174.8 | 186.4 | 198.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 177.4 | 189.3 | 207.7 | 221.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 50 065 | 53 992 | 56 988 | 59 345 | - |
Average total income | $ | 55 290 | 58 481 | 63 507 | 66 085 | - |
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Males | % | 52.1 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 51.1 | - |
Females | % | 47.9 | 48.9 | 49.2 | 48.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.9 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 35.0 | 34.2 | 34.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.4 | 13.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 400 | 411 | 393 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 29.7 | 34.9 | 35.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 33.8 | 38.9 | 40.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 74 251 | 84 970 | 91 145 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 84 512 | 94 530 | 103 346 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 864 | 825 | 810 | 819 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 249 | 249 | 294 | 300 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 198 | 228 | 258 | 240 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 311 | 1 302 | 1 362 | 1 359 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 150 | 162 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 69 | 51 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 201 | 219 | 213 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 159 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 162 | 183 |
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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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