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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 288 | 215 | 184 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 985 | 1 075 | 1 167 | 1 192 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 217 | 4 233 | 4 623 | 4 984 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 154.1 | 160.2 | 185.8 | 212.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 548 | 37 850 | 40 186 | 42 656 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.2 | 37.4 | 43.7 | 50.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 345 | 8 834 | 9 444 | 10 151 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 899 | 3 972 | 4 191 | 4 487 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 131.4 | 138.7 | 155.6 | 176.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 136.3 | 143.6 | 161.7 | 182.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 701 | 34 924 | 37 122 | 39 352 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 959 | 36 153 | 38 585 | 40 701 | - |
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Males | % | 57.2 | 57.2 | 56.5 | 56.2 | - |
Females | % | 42.8 | 42.8 | 43.5 | 43.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.0 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 25.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 536 | 519 | 523 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.7 | 16.0 | 17.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 18.1 | 17.3 | 18.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 113 | 30 794 | 32 421 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 820 | 33 370 | 34 984 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 393 | 390 | 405 | 423 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 93 | 120 | 117 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 63 | 75 | 78 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 531 | 546 | 600 | 618 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 93 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 21 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 114 | 174 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 63 | 69 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 69 | 87 |
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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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