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Unemployed persons | no. | 405 | 390 | 406 | 320 | 345 |
Unemployment rate | % | 18.7 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 732 | 778 | 822 | 809 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 841 | 1 883 | 2 002 | 2 087 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 61.6 | 65.0 | 73.5 | 78.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 470 | 34 538 | 36 722 | 37 472 | - |
Net tax | $m | 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 17.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 100 | 7 495 | 8 221 | 8 150 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 462 | 1 454 | 1 554 | 1 614 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 45.5 | 45.7 | 49.7 | 52.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 48.9 | 50.0 | 53.9 | 56.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 149 | 31 442 | 31 995 | 32 734 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 436 | 34 415 | 34 685 | 35 151 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 52.5 | 51.4 | 50.7 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 47.5 | 48.6 | 49.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.6 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 21.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.4 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 29.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 20.0 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 22.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.4 | 18.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 9.0 | 9.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 333 | 349 | 331 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 942 | 22 728 | 25 003 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 22 586 | 26 064 | 29 113 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 321 | 321 | 294 | 291 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 51 | 63 | 90 | 78 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 69 | 75 | 72 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 429 | 453 | 459 | 441 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 78 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 18 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 96 | 69 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 84 | 75 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 114 |
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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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