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Unemployed persons | no. | 341 | 306 | 299 | 378 | 405 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 212 | 1 151 | 1 158 | 1 125 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 135 | 3 808 | 3 816 | 3 935 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 134.2 | 128.8 | 135.1 | 143.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 446 | 33 826 | 35 396 | 36 534 | - |
Net tax | $m | 27.1 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 30.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 561 | 7 148 | 7 464 | 7 698 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 608 | 3 363 | 3 310 | 3 404 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 107.5 | 103.6 | 106.1 | 111.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 113.3 | 108.6 | 111.5 | 117.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 793 | 30 814 | 32 058 | 32 757 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 389 | 32 299 | 33 671 | 34 604 | - |
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Males | % | 55.2 | 54.9 | 54.5 | 54.0 | - |
Females | % | 44.8 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 46.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.7 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 17.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.0 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.5 | 15.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 481 | 401 | 405 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.8 | 10.2 | 11.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 13.2 | 11.0 | 12.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 448 | 25 500 | 27 290 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 379 | 27 473 | 29 564 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 531 | 534 | 462 | 453 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 183 | 192 | 225 | 225 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 114 | 123 | 132 | 138 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 828 | 849 | 819 | 816 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 84 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 30 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 114 | 99 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 99 | 60 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 105 | 87 |
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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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