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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 171 | 111 | 130 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 282 | 1 420 | 1 470 | 1 568 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 138 | 4 474 | 4 768 | 5 138 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 135.0 | 151.9 | 177.9 | 195.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 621 | 33 951 | 37 305 | 38 025 | - |
Net tax | $m | 28.3 | 32.6 | 40.0 | 42.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 849 | 7 294 | 8 394 | 8 340 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 21.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 577 | 3 908 | 4 134 | 4 496 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 108.8 | 123.1 | 136.2 | 153.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 113.0 | 127.8 | 143.7 | 161.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 424 | 31 487 | 32 950 | 34 232 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 600 | 32 704 | 34 770 | 35 875 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.1 | 53.8 | 53.8 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.9 | 46.2 | 46.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.5 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.4 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 830 | 792 | 789 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.5 | 20.9 | 23.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 22.9 | 22.7 | 24.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 917 | 26 345 | 29 178 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 571 | 28 618 | 31 512 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 861 | 798 | 843 | 852 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 189 | 219 | 252 | 270 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 102 | 117 | 117 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 146 | 1 119 | 1 212 | 1 239 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 129 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 84 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 174 | 222 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 105 | 114 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 21 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 171 | 126 | 159 |
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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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