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Unemployed persons | no. | 147 | 141 | 147 | 146 | 128 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 596 | 612 | 659 | 679 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 454 | 4 554 | 4 553 | 4 659 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 192.7 | 205.3 | 215.0 | 234.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 43 268 | 45 079 | 47 218 | 50 232 | - |
Net tax | $m | 48.4 | 53.0 | 55.6 | 60.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 876 | 11 630 | 12 207 | 13 003 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 220 | 4 274 | 4 268 | 4 358 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 174.6 | 184.3 | 192.9 | 210.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 181.7 | 191.2 | 198.8 | 217.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 384 | 43 121 | 45 194 | 48 277 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 055 | 44 746 | 46 567 | 49 824 | - |
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Males | % | 50.0 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.6 | - |
Females | % | 50.0 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 33.8 | 31.8 | 29.9 | 28.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 27.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 24.9 | 23.9 | 23.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 307 | 305 | 277 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 10.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 980 | 35 085 | 35 542 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 630 | 37 555 | 38 714 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 309 | 324 | 297 | 294 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 69 | 78 | 93 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 12 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 381 | 411 | 399 | 411 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 63 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 27 | 24 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 75 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 93 | 66 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 96 | 81 |
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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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