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Unemployed persons | no. | 394 | 318 | 292 | 244 | 267 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 110 | 1 133 | 1 133 | 1 116 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 304 | 4 502 | 4 539 | 4 681 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 156.9 | 169.9 | 180.6 | 195.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 451 | 37 736 | 39 793 | 41 811 | - |
Net tax | $m | 35.8 | 39.8 | 42.6 | 46.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 326 | 8 830 | 9 386 | 9 899 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 951 | 4 119 | 4 131 | 4 236 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 134.4 | 144.7 | 152.1 | 163.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 141.2 | 151.9 | 159.8 | 171.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 013 | 35 141 | 36 827 | 38 480 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 731 | 36 885 | 38 693 | 40 458 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 50.9 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 49.2 | 48.7 | 49.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 389 | 378 | 362 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 489 | 28 399 | 31 496 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 880 | 31 626 | 35 350 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 444 | 429 | 453 | 462 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 135 | 159 | 177 | 183 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 84 | 93 | 90 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 651 | 672 | 723 | 735 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 96 | 123 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 45 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 129 | 123 | 168 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 135 | 99 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 15 | 21 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 126 | 150 | 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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