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Unemployed persons | no. | 352 | 306 | 262 | 203 | 181 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 189 | 1 198 | 1 256 | 1 204 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 053 | 4 263 | 4 427 | 4 493 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 137.5 | 147.7 | 164.3 | 178.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 916 | 34 653 | 37 117 | 39 821 | - |
Net tax | $m | 30.2 | 33.0 | 37.5 | 41.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 459 | 7 744 | 8 460 | 9 254 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 412 | 3 543 | 3 671 | 3 690 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 104.0 | 111.4 | 121.8 | 129.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 111.0 | 118.4 | 130.2 | 138.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 475 | 31 437 | 33 171 | 35 036 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 526 | 33 407 | 35 476 | 37 612 | - |
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Males | % | 49.5 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 50.4 | - |
Females | % | 50.5 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 49.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 664 | 672 | 662 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.1 | 19.2 | 19.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 18.6 | 21.2 | 21.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 707 | 28 569 | 30 129 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 038 | 31 517 | 32 390 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 675 | 642 | 654 | 687 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 165 | 219 | 231 | 240 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 111 | 129 | 144 | 141 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 951 | 990 | 1 029 | 1 068 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 123 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 48 | 45 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 207 | 171 | 195 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 168 | 105 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 144 | 171 | 150 |
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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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