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Unemployed persons | no. | 271 | 258 | 304 | 161 | 137 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 842 | 883 | 910 | 847 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 571 | 3 699 | 3 871 | 4 093 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 222.3 | 235.1 | 276.6 | 300.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 62 252 | 63 561 | 71 443 | 73 484 | - |
Net tax | $m | 71.3 | 76.3 | 93.4 | 99.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 19 959 | 20 620 | 24 120 | 24 356 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 32.1 | 32.4 | 33.8 | 33.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 778 | 2 833 | 2 986 | 3 101 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 126.6 | 133.1 | 143.1 | 157.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 140.4 | 146.1 | 157.6 | 174.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 45 586 | 46 992 | 47 936 | 50 742 | - |
Average total income | $ | 50 549 | 51 556 | 52 766 | 56 300 | - |
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Males | % | 51.4 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.6 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 23.0 | 21.6 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.4 | 12.8 | 12.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 31.6 | 31.6 | 32.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 352 | 352 | 338 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.7 | 23.5 | 26.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 26.0 | 26.7 | 29.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 61 743 | 66 697 | 77 768 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 73 850 | 75 745 | 87 932 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 531 | 522 | 513 | 477 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 147 | 162 | 183 | 174 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 78 | 87 | 93 | 102 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 756 | 771 | 789 | 753 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 108 | 90 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 24 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 147 | 132 | 117 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 120 | 90 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 30 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 114 | 123 | 120 |
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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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