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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 409 | 358 | 314 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 290 | 1 343 | 1 410 | 1 396 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 858 | 5 019 | 5 274 | 5 579 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 168.7 | 184.5 | 204.9 | 230.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 719 | 36 757 | 38 852 | 41 289 | - |
Net tax | $m | 37.0 | 41.9 | 47.0 | 53.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 613 | 8 343 | 8 903 | 9 576 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 141 | 4 227 | 4 474 | 4 723 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 129.5 | 138.9 | 156.3 | 174.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 136.7 | 145.6 | 165.1 | 183.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 269 | 32 863 | 34 936 | 36 899 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 001 | 34 443 | 36 895 | 38 936 | - |
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Males | % | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 54.1 | - |
Females | % | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 45.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 900 | 889 | 835 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 29.3 | 33.0 | 28.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 30.9 | 33.9 | 31.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 596 | 37 066 | 34 547 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 375 | 38 151 | 37 681 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 555 | 549 | 519 | 534 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 129 | 132 | 159 | 174 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 87 | 84 | 90 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 753 | 768 | 762 | 798 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 69 | 114 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 15 | 39 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 129 | 84 | 153 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 117 | 78 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 126 | 93 |
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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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