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Unemployed persons | no. | 101 | 91 | 81 | 74 | 71 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 297 | 310 | 319 | 314 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 812 | 1 846 | 1 897 | 1 919 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 74.6 | 78.9 | 85.1 | 91.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 157 | 42 755 | 44 875 | 47 603 | - |
Net tax | $m | 18.3 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 23.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 117 | 10 712 | 11 269 | 11 999 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 690 | 1 725 | 1 771 | 1 770 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 64.6 | 68.0 | 73.1 | 78.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 68.1 | 71.5 | 76.6 | 82.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 240 | 39 402 | 41 261 | 44 092 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 271 | 41 452 | 43 258 | 46 312 | - |
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Males | % | 49.6 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.2 | - |
Females | % | 50.4 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.9 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 24.9 | 23.7 | 23.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 127 | 122 | 111 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 567 | 33 242 | 35 475 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 752 | 36 645 | 39 915 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 189 | 171 | 168 | 159 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 24 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 216 | 204 | 210 | 204 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 30 | 27 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 21 | 33 | 39 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 21 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 24 | 21 |
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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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