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Unemployed persons | no. | 151 | 121 | 115 | 99 | 113 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 966 | 999 | 1 039 | 1 101 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 313 | 4 252 | 4 347 | 4 330 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 149.1 | 151.8 | 161.0 | 166.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 562 | 35 708 | 37 028 | 38 451 | - |
Net tax | $m | 31.4 | 33.2 | 35.4 | 36.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 269 | 7 807 | 8 155 | 8 531 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 371 | 3 325 | 3 375 | 3 472 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 94.3 | 97.6 | 103.4 | 109.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 99.1 | 102.5 | 109.2 | 115.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 966 | 29 362 | 30 647 | 31 537 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 397 | 30 833 | 32 344 | 33 349 | - |
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Males | % | 55.6 | 55.7 | 55.1 | 54.5 | - |
Females | % | 44.4 | 44.3 | 44.9 | 45.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.9 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.6 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 144 | 1 100 | 1 066 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 52.0 | 47.9 | 47.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 51.4 | 46.9 | 47.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 45 458 | 43 541 | 44 395 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 912 | 42 606 | 44 113 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 675 | 648 | 660 | 651 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 282 | 306 | 306 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 297 | 318 | 345 | 324 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 239 | 1 248 | 1 311 | 1 281 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 87 | 99 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 63 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 147 | 150 | 156 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 108 | 87 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 21 | 75 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 114 | 129 | 162 |
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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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