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Unemployed persons | no. | 453 | 323 | 355 | 451 | 374 |
Unemployment rate | % | 11.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 886 | 916 | 986 | 969 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 132 | 3 215 | 3 275 | 3 355 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 93.2 | 98.6 | 105.6 | 112.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 29 768 | 30 682 | 32 245 | 33 570 | - |
Net tax | $m | 18.0 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 22.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 743 | 6 060 | 6 339 | 6 690 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.3 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 827 | 2 918 | 2 998 | 3 080 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 78.2 | 84.3 | 90.7 | 96.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 82.8 | 88.7 | 95.5 | 101.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 659 | 28 895 | 30 242 | 31 287 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 291 | 30 383 | 31 847 | 32 981 | - |
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Males | % | 54.5 | 54.9 | 54.2 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.5 | 45.1 | 45.8 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 354 | 313 | 303 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 985 | 25 015 | 26 214 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 323 | 26 813 | 28 667 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 243 | 213 | 222 | 252 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 120 | 138 | 126 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 42 | 42 | 51 | 48 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 378 | 375 | 411 | 426 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 33 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 45 | 69 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 69 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 69 | 75 |
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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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