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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 359 | 269 | 315 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 518 | 1 584 | 1 662 | 1 742 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 5 162 | 5 450 | 5 706 | 5 989 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 170.5 | 185.1 | 207.5 | 227.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 023 | 33 969 | 36 357 | 37 982 | - |
Net tax | $m | 36.1 | 39.9 | 45.4 | 49.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 989 | 7 322 | 7 959 | 8 300 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 646 | 4 831 | 5 100 | 5 393 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 142.3 | 152.9 | 167.6 | 185.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 147.4 | 158.2 | 175.5 | 193.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 618 | 31 651 | 32 871 | 34 325 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 718 | 32 757 | 34 408 | 35 904 | - |
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Males | % | 56.6 | 55.6 | 55.7 | 55.4 | - |
Females | % | 43.4 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 44.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 11.7 | 10.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 749 | 767 | 745 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.4 | 22.4 | 24.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 23.4 | 23.9 | 26.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 881 | 29 262 | 32 170 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 290 | 31 181 | 35 180 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 963 | 963 | 981 | 993 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 237 | 276 | 306 | 321 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 144 | 156 | 171 | 186 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 344 | 1 395 | 1 458 | 1 500 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 132 | 138 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 81 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 159 | 213 | 201 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 114 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 66 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 147 | 123 | 192 |
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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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