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Unemployed persons | no. | 171 | 117 | 130 | 118 | 81 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 3.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 467 | 459 | 528 | 500 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 367 | 1 465 | 1 556 | 1 620 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 47.5 | 53.5 | 60.4 | 66.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 735 | 36 515 | 38 809 | 40 981 | - |
Net tax | $m | 10.4 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 15.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 624 | 8 222 | 8 862 | 9 478 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 113 | 1 156 | 1 261 | 1 299 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 36.3 | 39.9 | 45.1 | 49.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 37.8 | 42.0 | 48.3 | 52.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 593 | 34 498 | 35 797 | 38 400 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 933 | 36 350 | 38 263 | 40 360 | - |
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Males | % | 55.6 | 53.7 | 52.7 | 53.1 | - |
Females | % | 44.4 | 46.3 | 47.3 | 46.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.7 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.1 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.3 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 18.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.3 | 18.2 | 18.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 12.1 | 12.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 329 | 323 | 297 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 829 | 25 482 | 28 085 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 711 | 28 508 | 31 480 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 270 | 261 | 267 | 285 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 57 | 57 | 66 | 60 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 39 | 48 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 357 | 348 | 372 | 393 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 57 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 21 | 21 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 78 | 63 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 45 | 45 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 51 | 60 |
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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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