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Unemployed persons | no. | 476 | 509 | 351 | 311 | 368 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | n.p. | n.p. | 1 414 | 1 415 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | n.p. | n.p. | 5 248 | 5 280 | - |
Taxable income | $m | n.p. | n.p. | 191.8 | 205.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | n.p. | n.p. | 36 546 | 39 000 | - |
Net tax | $m | n.p. | n.p. | 42.8 | 46.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | n.p. | n.p. | 8 151 | 8 820 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | n.p. | n.p. | 22.3 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | n.p. | 4 403 | 4 535 | 4 566 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | n.p. | 140.9 | 151.5 | 158.8 | - |
Total income | $m | n.p. | 147.4 | 159.0 | 167.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | n.p. | 31 994 | 33 400 | 34 784 | - |
Average total income | $ | n.p. | 33 481 | 35 069 | 36 655 | - |
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Males | % | 53.2 | 52.3 | 52.6 | 52.7 | - |
Females | % | 46.8 | 47.7 | 47.4 | 47.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 18.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 15.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 764 | 789 | 711 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.7 | 19.0 | 18.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 20.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 120 | 24 039 | 26 035 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 252 | 26 569 | 28 116 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 867 | 876 | 807 | 780 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 321 | 336 | 336 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 150 | 162 | 171 | 174 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 284 | 1 359 | 1 314 | 1 290 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 150 | 120 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 72 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 222 | 183 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 165 | 144 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 15 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 180 | 183 |
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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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