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Unemployed persons | no. | 330 | 348 | 287 | 282 | 272 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 137 | 1 223 | 1 209 | 1 225 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 995 | 2 907 | 2 992 | 3 065 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 94.7 | 92.6 | 99.3 | 106.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 610 | 31 860 | 33 200 | 34 728 | - |
Net tax | $m | 19.3 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 21.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 455 | 6 433 | 6 776 | 7 048 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 389 | 2 344 | 2 351 | 2 446 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 69.2 | 69.6 | 73.2 | 78.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 72.2 | 72.2 | 76.3 | 81.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 943 | 29 699 | 31 144 | 31 906 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 203 | 30 821 | 32 478 | 33 128 | - |
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Males | % | 54.1 | 53.3 | 52.2 | 52.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.9 | 46.7 | 47.8 | 47.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.3 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 15.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 10.1 | 11.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 834 | 715 | 724 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.4 | 16.7 | 18.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 20.9 | 18.5 | 20.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 445 | 23 395 | 25 981 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 054 | 25 842 | 28 545 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 708 | 681 | 627 | 648 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 255 | 270 | 285 | 276 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 189 | 201 | 207 | 201 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 152 | 1 152 | 1 119 | 1 125 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 90 | 69 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 60 | 42 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 126 | 150 | 111 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 129 | 66 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 72 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 117 | 150 | 138 |
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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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