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Unemployed persons | no. | 92 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 72 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 297 | 318 | 321 | 320 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 040 | 2 070 | 2 094 | 2 104 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 81.8 | 86.5 | 91.4 | 97.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 096 | 41 806 | 43 632 | 46 133 | - |
Net tax | $m | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 23.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 640 | 10 281 | 10 709 | 11 371 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 956 | 1 992 | 2 008 | 2 015 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 75.3 | 79.1 | 83.5 | 88.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 78.1 | 82.0 | 86.3 | 91.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 472 | 39 701 | 41 562 | 44 091 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 911 | 41 138 | 42 960 | 45 560 | - |
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Males | % | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 50.2 | - |
Females | % | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 49.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 31.4 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 27.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 23.3 | 23.1 | 22.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 154 | 152 | 135 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 366 | 28 948 | 30 557 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 269 | 31 177 | 32 837 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 108 | 117 | 135 | 132 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 18 | 27 | 36 | 33 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 135 | 159 | 186 | 180 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 24 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 6 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 27 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 30 | 18 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 33 | 24 |
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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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