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Unemployed persons | no. | 439 | 383 | 363 | 330 | 287 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 590 | 611 | 635 | 663 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 695 | 3 957 | 4 101 | 4 299 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 139.5 | 152.9 | 166.1 | 183.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 763 | 38 649 | 40 501 | 42 623 | - |
Net tax | $m | 33.1 | 37.2 | 39.8 | 44.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 948 | 9 390 | 9 698 | 10 315 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.7 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 24.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 391 | 3 606 | 3 767 | 3 952 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 119.9 | 128.2 | 140.1 | 155.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 125.1 | 133.5 | 146.6 | 161.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 365 | 35 554 | 37 202 | 39 327 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 889 | 37 012 | 38 925 | 40 916 | - |
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Males | % | 49.3 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.6 | - |
Females | % | 50.7 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 36.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.0 | 24.6 | 25.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 304 | 327 | 294 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.6 | 12.0 | 11.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 11.4 | 13.8 | 13.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 557 | 36 688 | 40 566 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 447 | 42 285 | 47 194 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 549 | 588 | 558 | 558 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 174 | 213 | 249 | 255 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 141 | 147 | 165 | 174 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 864 | 948 | 972 | 987 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 138 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 48 | 54 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 186 | 186 | 171 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 168 | 108 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 123 | 174 | 153 |
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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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