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Unemployed persons | no. | 73 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 54 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 168 | 170 | 183 | 173 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 946 | 981 | 1 062 | 1 068 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 41.0 | 44.2 | 50.5 | 54.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 43 291 | 45 033 | 47 529 | 50 984 | - |
Net tax | $m | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 14.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 866 | 11 633 | 12 346 | 13 381 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 813 | 844 | 916 | 918 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 33.6 | 36.4 | 41.6 | 44.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 35.4 | 38.3 | 43.7 | 47.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 282 | 43 168 | 45 442 | 48 757 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 576 | 45 360 | 47 666 | 51 319 | - |
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Males | % | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.7 | - |
Females | % | 51.4 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 51.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.9 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 29.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.9 | 28.4 | 29.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 55 | 53 | 52 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 570 | 33 909 | 37 476 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 707 | 37 871 | 43 096 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 141 | 135 | 126 | 141 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 42 | 51 | 78 | 90 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 63 | 69 | 96 | 87 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 246 | 255 | 300 | 318 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 33 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 42 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 21 | 63 | 60 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 30 | 27 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 33 | 48 |
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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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