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Unemployed persons | no. | 118 | 114 | 128 | 79 | 55 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 814 | 816 | 796 | 719 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 048 | 4 092 | 4 123 | 4 200 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 284.2 | 297.8 | 349.7 | 387.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 70 198 | 72 764 | 84 809 | 92 274 | - |
Net tax | $m | 95.3 | 99.7 | 122.6 | 136.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 23 546 | 24 362 | 29 741 | 32 469 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 33.5 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 35.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 802 | 2 708 | 2 670 | 2 687 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 140.5 | 148.3 | 161.0 | 171.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 158.4 | 163.0 | 185.0 | 198.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 50 152 | 54 778 | 60 287 | 63 748 | - |
Average total income | $ | 56 517 | 60 197 | 69 272 | 73 754 | - |
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Males | % | 51.9 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 53.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.1 | 46.9 | 46.8 | 46.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.9 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 17.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 38.3 | 38.0 | 37.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 421 | 418 | 406 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 39.0 | 43.8 | 48.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 44.2 | 50.0 | 53.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 92 529 | 104 820 | 119 983 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 104 928 | 119 582 | 131 526 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 729 | 696 | 699 | 729 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 222 | 249 | 285 | 306 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 138 | 156 | 150 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 077 | 1 083 | 1 140 | 1 185 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 135 | 96 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 60 | 54 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 183 | 195 | 150 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 132 | 114 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 180 | 135 | 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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