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Unemployed persons | no. | 72 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 61 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 482 | 505 | 522 | 468 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 132 | 3 159 | 3 191 | 3 210 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 139.2 | 146.0 | 153.7 | 163.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 44 449 | 46 211 | 48 181 | 50 923 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.8 | 38.2 | 40.2 | 42.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 438 | 12 092 | 12 583 | 13 318 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 971 | 2 984 | 2 990 | 2 945 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 122.1 | 127.4 | 133.2 | 140.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 128.2 | 134.4 | 139.9 | 148.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 088 | 42 679 | 44 547 | 47 820 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 165 | 45 042 | 46 781 | 50 387 | - |
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Males | % | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.8 | 50.1 | - |
Females | % | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 49.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.4 | 28.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 11.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 218 | 215 | 197 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 155 | 34 703 | 35 648 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 933 | 37 911 | 40 051 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 186 | 144 | 126 | 120 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 60 | 90 | 96 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 45 | 45 | 36 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 270 | 249 | 261 | 252 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 42 | 24 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 21 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 30 | 63 | 42 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 72 | 45 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 72 | 54 |
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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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