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Unemployed persons | no. | 381 | 324 | 288 | 209 | 181 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 922 | 899 | 882 | 915 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 525 | 3 490 | 3 672 | 3 797 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 124.5 | 137.6 | 162.3 | 181.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 320 | 39 426 | 44 186 | 47 870 | - |
Net tax | $m | 28.8 | 34.7 | 43.0 | 49.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 184 | 9 945 | 11 717 | 12 946 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 27.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 882 | 2 816 | 2 934 | 3 057 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 88.4 | 91.0 | 100.4 | 110.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 93.9 | 97.5 | 107.4 | 117.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 661 | 32 320 | 34 213 | 36 067 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 587 | 34 609 | 36 618 | 38 451 | - |
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Males | % | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.1 | 51.1 | - |
Females | % | 49.3 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 31.0 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 29.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.4 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 483 | 472 | 426 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 15.7 | 17.1 | 17.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 460 | 31 169 | 34 728 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 431 | 36 191 | 41 125 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 594 | 645 | 570 | 597 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 198 | 216 | 231 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 90 | 114 | 102 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 825 | 933 | 900 | 930 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 123 | 210 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 60 | 60 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 234 | 183 | 270 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 135 | 135 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 141 | 141 | 177 |
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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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