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Unemployed persons | no. | 333 | 270 | 229 | 176 | 224 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 856 | 1 921 | 1 909 | 1 921 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 086 | 4 333 | 4 507 | 4 728 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 127.0 | 140.5 | 152.8 | 174.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 089 | 32 429 | 33 898 | 36 821 | - |
Net tax | $m | 25.2 | 28.7 | 31.0 | 37.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 163 | 6 626 | 6 871 | 7 899 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 21.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 852 | 2 997 | 3 036 | 3 208 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 76.7 | 84.3 | 90.0 | 99.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 83.5 | 91.2 | 97.0 | 111.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 883 | 28 141 | 29 641 | 31 140 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 263 | 30 431 | 31 937 | 34 727 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 51.1 | 50.6 | 50.1 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 49.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.7 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 17.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.5 | 15.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.3 | 17.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 876 | 808 | 824 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.5 | 20.7 | 23.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.7 | 22.8 | 25.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 724 | 25 620 | 27 955 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 030 | 28 242 | 31 451 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 702 | 693 | 687 | 693 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 186 | 201 | 231 | 237 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 156 | 159 | 168 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 020 | 1 050 | 1 077 | 1 098 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 105 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 54 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 144 | 159 | 90 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 114 | 78 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 126 | 105 |
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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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