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Unemployed persons | no. | 118 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 74 |
Unemployment rate | % | 15.9 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 130 | 126 | 147 | 127 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 588 | 608 | 632 | 598 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 20.9 | 22.3 | 24.8 | 24.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 521 | 36 586 | 39 210 | 40 899 | - |
Net tax | $m | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 260 | 8 754 | 9 435 | 9 926 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 545 | 560 | 588 | 560 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 18.4 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 20.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 19.2 | 20.1 | 22.0 | 21.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 757 | 34 348 | 35 764 | 36 866 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 199 | 35 829 | 37 383 | 38 507 | - |
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Males | % | 52.3 | 53.3 | 53.0 | 53.4 | - |
Females | % | 47.7 | 46.7 | 47.0 | 46.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.0 | 35.1 | 32.5 | 31.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.5 | 27.0 | 25.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 15.9 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 57 | 50 | 54 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 280 | 38 646 | 42 244 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 005 | 44 784 | 46 911 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 66 | 69 | 60 | 63 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 90 | 93 | 84 | 93 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 3 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 24 | 15 | 15 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 6 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 12 | 18 | 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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