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Unemployed persons | no. | 234 | 188 | 165 | 164 | 144 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 676 | 671 | 730 | 731 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 412 | 4 499 | 4 559 | 4 549 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 184.3 | 192.2 | 204.2 | 218.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 777 | 42 729 | 44 798 | 48 032 | - |
Net tax | $m | 45.5 | 48.2 | 51.0 | 55.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 318 | 10 714 | 11 184 | 12 082 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 118 | 4 179 | 4 216 | 4 141 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 160.8 | 168.3 | 177.2 | 187.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 170.2 | 177.0 | 185.9 | 196.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 050 | 40 271 | 42 037 | 45 254 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 340 | 42 346 | 44 086 | 47 396 | - |
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Males | % | 49.5 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.6 | - |
Females | % | 50.5 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.4 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.3 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 27.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.8 | 19.7 | 18.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 298 | 260 | 265 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 721 | 30 716 | 31 064 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 282 | 33 200 | 34 434 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 309 | 309 | 294 | 297 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 66 | 78 | 99 | 90 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 66 | 75 | 87 | 81 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 441 | 462 | 480 | 468 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 60 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 24 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 87 | 75 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 93 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 96 | 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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