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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 305 | 384 | 355 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 881 | 2 004 | 2 056 | 1 994 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 998 | 7 163 | 7 319 | 7 498 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 248.3 | 245.0 | 263.0 | 294.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 480 | 34 210 | 35 927 | 39 303 | - |
Net tax | $m | 52.4 | 53.4 | 57.3 | 65.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 489 | 7 455 | 7 833 | 8 722 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 804 | 5 047 | 5 139 | 5 238 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 136.8 | 147.8 | 157.8 | 169.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 146.1 | 156.4 | 166.7 | 180.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 477 | 29 280 | 30 700 | 32 429 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 420 | 30 983 | 32 443 | 34 489 | - |
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Males | % | 54.0 | 53.6 | 52.9 | 53.1 | - |
Females | % | 46.0 | 46.4 | 47.1 | 46.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 533 | 2 272 | 2 264 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 100.6 | 73.0 | 73.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 100.0 | 76.7 | 81.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 731 | 32 128 | 32 585 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 472 | 33 737 | 35 822 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 374 | 1 308 | 1 272 | 1 260 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 462 | 507 | 537 | 537 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 288 | 315 | 336 | 342 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 124 | 2 130 | 2 145 | 2 139 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 174 | 159 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 96 | 90 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 270 | 249 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 210 | 174 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 30 | 105 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 216 | 240 | 279 |
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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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