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Unemployed persons | no. | 310 | 338 | 257 | 230 | 307 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 825 | 831 | 898 | 927 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 208 | 3 380 | 3 508 | 3 592 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 107.6 | 118.8 | 128.5 | 138.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 550 | 35 138 | 36 629 | 38 536 | - |
Net tax | $m | 23.0 | 26.1 | 28.5 | 30.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 167 | 7 719 | 8 135 | 8 546 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 749 | 2 877 | 3 007 | 3 082 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 84.4 | 91.6 | 101.4 | 107.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 89.3 | 96.8 | 107.1 | 113.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 692 | 31 833 | 33 710 | 34 804 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 499 | 33 635 | 35 626 | 36 885 | - |
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Males | % | 55.7 | 55.5 | 54.3 | 54.4 | - |
Females | % | 44.3 | 44.5 | 45.7 | 45.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.4 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 468 | 459 | 435 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.7 | 13.8 | 12.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 14.2 | 15.3 | 13.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 230 | 30 107 | 28 135 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 243 | 33 247 | 31 561 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 306 | 345 | 342 | 369 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 99 | 111 | 132 | 141 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 111 | 120 | 126 | 135 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 516 | 576 | 600 | 645 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 51 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 27 | 42 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 84 | 78 | 84 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 33 | 54 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 72 | 39 | 81 |
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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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