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Unemployed persons | no. | 333 | 282 | 265 | 201 | 220 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 202 | 1 221 | 1 251 | 1 309 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 942 | 4 106 | 4 355 | 4 613 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 128.3 | 139.9 | 159.3 | 177.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 543 | 34 065 | 36 576 | 38 453 | - |
Net tax | $m | 27.1 | 30.4 | 35.3 | 39.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 866 | 7 402 | 8 095 | 8 505 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 358 | 3 455 | 3 649 | 3 869 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 100.9 | 108.8 | 120.6 | 135.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 105.2 | 114.2 | 127.6 | 141.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 055 | 31 492 | 33 059 | 34 923 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 340 | 33 051 | 34 966 | 36 586 | - |
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Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 53.5 | - |
Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.8 | 46.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.4 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 758 | 719 | 689 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 18.9 | 19.1 | 21.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 048 | 23 971 | 27 835 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 961 | 26 501 | 30 875 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 690 | 714 | 726 | 744 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 237 | 273 | 300 | 303 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 153 | 177 | 192 | 186 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 080 | 1 164 | 1 218 | 1 233 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 132 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 51 | 72 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 183 | 189 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 123 | 123 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 171 | 126 | 165 |
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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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