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Unemployed persons | no. | 284 | 202 | 200 | 178 | 182 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 653 | 697 | 705 | 738 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 546 | 3 594 | 3 703 | 3 927 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 131.0 | 137.5 | 147.6 | 164.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 942 | 38 251 | 39 852 | 41 826 | - |
Net tax | $m | 30.2 | 32.4 | 34.6 | 38.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 522 | 9 026 | 9 337 | 9 904 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 446 | 3 467 | 3 548 | 3 735 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 119.6 | 123.3 | 132.2 | 145.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 123.2 | 127.7 | 137.5 | 151.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 701 | 35 566 | 37 266 | 38 817 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 749 | 36 837 | 38 747 | 40 553 | - |
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Males | % | 52.6 | 52.5 | 51.8 | 52.0 | - |
Females | % | 47.4 | 47.5 | 48.2 | 48.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 292 | 296 | 288 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 151 | 26 915 | 28 543 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 492 | 29 701 | 31 763 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 306 | 312 | 276 | 276 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 90 | 111 | 138 | 150 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 51 | 63 | 69 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 441 | 474 | 477 | 495 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 78 | 66 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 21 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 93 | 87 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 63 | 93 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 63 | 117 |
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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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