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Unemployed persons | no. | 351 | 233 | 195 | 145 | 146 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 998 | 1 070 | 1 103 | 1 122 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 055 | 4 279 | 4 352 | 4 502 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 136.4 | 153.2 | 164.5 | 180.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 632 | 35 811 | 37 787 | 40 037 | - |
Net tax | $m | 30.2 | 35.7 | 38.3 | 42.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 442 | 8 351 | 8 806 | 9 419 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 505 | 3 686 | 3 728 | 3 860 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 107.8 | 117.8 | 124.4 | 135.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 113.3 | 124.1 | 131.0 | 141.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 747 | 31 956 | 33 360 | 35 035 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 312 | 33 675 | 35 130 | 36 563 | - |
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Males | % | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | - |
Females | % | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.3 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 700 | 704 | 673 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.9 | 19.9 | 19.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 19.3 | 22.7 | 21.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 651 | 28 256 | 28 405 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 592 | 32 242 | 31 392 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 717 | 732 | 717 | 702 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 180 | 231 | 252 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 75 | 93 | 99 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 933 | 987 | 1 041 | 1 053 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 183 | 105 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 57 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 204 | 240 | 141 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 168 | 144 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 147 | 171 | 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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