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Unemployed persons | no. | 141 | 121 | 115 | 87 | 80 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 494 | 471 | 600 | 638 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 728 | 1 539 | 1 665 | 1 660 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 59.8 | 53.0 | 55.6 | 55.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 622 | 34 467 | 33 373 | 33 362 | - |
Net tax | $m | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 919 | 7 035 | 6 875 | 6 811 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 142 | 1 184 | 1 163 | 1 227 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 30.7 | 32.3 | 33.2 | 36.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 32.9 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 37.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 911 | 27 278 | 28 544 | 29 390 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 779 | 29 138 | 30 116 | 30 639 | - |
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Males | % | 55.4 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 54.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.6 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 45.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 26.6 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 21.8 | 24.2 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 12.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 678 | 589 | 501 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 31.7 | 26.4 | 15.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 30.4 | 25.8 | 16.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 46 686 | 44 800 | 30 605 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 806 | 43 750 | 33 519 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 363 | 339 | 321 | 321 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 147 | 147 | 144 | 144 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 105 | 108 | 126 | 135 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 615 | 594 | 591 | 600 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 15 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 69 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 72 | 54 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 48 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 81 | 102 |
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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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