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Unemployed persons | no. | 203 | 225 | 165 | 215 | 192 |
Unemployment rate | % | 16.1 | 18.0 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 15.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 157 | 175 | 175 | 226 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 801 | 830 | 824 | 891 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 30.5 | 32.7 | 33.7 | 37.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 38 040 | 39 429 | 40 951 | 42 539 | - |
Net tax | $m | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 383 | 8 902 | 9 183 | 9 567 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 810 | 830 | 830 | 895 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 28.6 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 35.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 29.5 | 31.5 | 32.6 | 36.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 344 | 36 883 | 37 924 | 39 417 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 396 | 37 973 | 39 308 | 40 670 | - |
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Males | % | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 49.9 | - |
Females | % | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 50.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.9 | 25.8 | 24.9 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.1 | 18.6 | 19.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 55 | 54 | 47 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 711 | 28 873 | 28 872 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 211 | 31 541 | 33 615 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 126 | 99 | 108 | 99 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 153 | 126 | 135 | 123 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 12 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 21 | 24 | 12 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 3 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 9 |
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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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