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Unemployed persons | no. | 136 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 104 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 495 | 532 | 580 | 612 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 933 | 2 010 | 2 062 | 2 142 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 70.9 | 76.6 | 82.4 | 88.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 702 | 38 098 | 39 945 | 41 257 | - |
Net tax | $m | 16.0 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 20.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 301 | 8 762 | 9 303 | 9 376 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 699 | 1 767 | 1 794 | 1 881 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 57.3 | 61.2 | 64.9 | 70.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 59.9 | 63.8 | 67.9 | 73.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 691 | 34 652 | 36 160 | 37 350 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 226 | 36 135 | 37 848 | 39 209 | - |
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Males | % | 53.6 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 53.1 | - |
Females | % | 46.4 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 46.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 24.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 281 | 271 | 254 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 405 | 28 422 | 29 529 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 838 | 30 916 | 35 226 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 459 | 441 | 441 | 405 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 87 | 102 | 123 | 114 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 39 | 45 | 63 | 60 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 585 | 588 | 627 | 579 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 54 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 21 | 39 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 75 | 81 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 45 | 72 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 24 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 51 | 96 |
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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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