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Unemployed persons | no. | 181 | 205 | 198 | 241 | 226 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 992 | 1 108 | 1 176 | 1 064 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 926 | 3 803 | 3 836 | 3 900 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 134.0 | 126.0 | 133.3 | 145.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 128 | 33 144 | 34 750 | 37 374 | - |
Net tax | $m | 27.0 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 31.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 867 | 6 923 | 7 379 | 7 979 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 613 | 2 634 | 2 711 | 2 684 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 73.0 | 75.2 | 80.3 | 83.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 78.1 | 80.2 | 86.5 | 89.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 931 | 28 552 | 29 636 | 31 006 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 898 | 30 453 | 31 906 | 33 351 | - |
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Males | % | 54.2 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 53.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.8 | 46.3 | 46.5 | 46.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.4 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 445 | 1 253 | 1 193 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 60.4 | 41.5 | 37.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 59.0 | 41.9 | 41.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 41 781 | 33 109 | 31 364 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 827 | 33 460 | 34 360 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 810 | 783 | 783 | 765 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 366 | 378 | 387 | 408 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 201 | 225 | 252 | 243 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 377 | 1 386 | 1 422 | 1 416 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 108 | 102 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 66 | 48 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 126 | 174 | 150 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 120 | 87 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 69 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 162 | 138 | 156 |
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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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