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Unemployed persons | no. | 194 | 131 | 102 | 176 | 169 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.7 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 564 | 569 | 612 | 630 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 500 | 1 551 | 1 628 | 1 667 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 45.5 | 49.7 | 55.8 | 58.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 366 | 32 043 | 34 249 | 35 022 | - |
Net tax | $m | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 12.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 024 | 6 597 | 7 191 | 7 416 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 173 | 1 241 | 1 291 | 1 321 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 31.3 | 34.4 | 37.4 | 38.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 33.3 | 36.9 | 41.0 | 41.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 652 | 27 744 | 28 993 | 29 419 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 409 | 29 740 | 31 749 | 31 283 | - |
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Males | % | 54.5 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 54.4 | - |
Females | % | 45.5 | 46.2 | 46.6 | 45.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 15.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.2 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.9 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 17.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.9 | 10.4 | 9.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 9.7 | 10.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 14.8 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 336 | 343 | 322 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 659 | 29 080 | 27 579 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 468 | 31 165 | 30 669 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 276 | 276 | 279 | 267 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 93 | 111 | 102 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 102 | 114 | 126 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 450 | 471 | 504 | 495 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 45 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 18 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 63 | 57 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 54 | 36 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 60 | 51 |
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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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