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Unemployed persons | no. | 291 | 302 | 302 | 244 | 287 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 926 | 774 | 854 | 1 086 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 902 | 3 321 | 3 867 | 4 867 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 128.9 | 118.0 | 147.1 | 186.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 047 | 35 537 | 38 036 | 38 320 | - |
Net tax | $m | 28.3 | 27.1 | 34.4 | 42.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 242 | 8 166 | 8 895 | 8 680 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 562 | 3 115 | 3 561 | 4 558 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 109.2 | 98.7 | 121.0 | 161.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 113.9 | 103.5 | 130.7 | 166.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 667 | 31 690 | 33 983 | 35 320 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 978 | 33 214 | 36 712 | 36 598 | - |
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Males | % | 52.7 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 51.9 | - |
Females | % | 47.3 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 48.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.0 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 29.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.9 | 19.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 602 | 436 | 447 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.1 | 11.0 | 12.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 15.3 | 12.2 | 13.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 377 | 25 222 | 27 692 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 486 | 27 923 | 30 904 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 543 | 462 | 516 | 651 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 126 | 150 | 198 | 195 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 45 | 66 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 699 | 642 | 759 | 912 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 207 | 177 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 69 | 69 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 156 | 276 | 246 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 117 | 108 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 132 | 120 | 162 |
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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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