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Unemployed persons | no. | 131 | 123 | 125 | 118 | 98 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 402 | 431 | 435 | 435 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 763 | 2 805 | 2 839 | 2 853 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 110.8 | 117.3 | 123.9 | 131.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 087 | 41 806 | 43 634 | 46 129 | - |
Net tax | $m | 26.6 | 28.8 | 30.4 | 32.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 638 | 10 281 | 10 709 | 11 370 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 648 | 2 699 | 2 722 | 2 732 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 101.9 | 107.2 | 113.2 | 120.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 105.7 | 111.0 | 117.0 | 124.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 481 | 39 699 | 41 569 | 44 092 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 920 | 41 136 | 42 967 | 45 562 | - |
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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 | 20.2 | - |
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 | 6.2 | 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 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.4 | - |
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 | 22.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 209 | 206 | 184 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 307 | 28 939 | 30 397 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 206 | 31 168 | 32 665 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 213 | 198 | 186 | 168 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 54 | 60 | 63 | 75 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 282 | 273 | 264 | 258 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 45 | 9 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 63 | 24 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 60 | 30 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 66 | 45 |
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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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