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Unemployed persons | no. | 561 | 469 | 360 | 448 | 413 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.2 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 255 | 1 282 | 1 286 | 1 198 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 072 | 2 856 | 2 987 | 3 113 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 90.1 | 90.1 | 98.9 | 105.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 29 340 | 31 543 | 33 099 | 33 901 | - |
Net tax | $m | 17.5 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 21.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 696 | 6 520 | 6 662 | 6 857 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.4 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 546 | 2 413 | 2 469 | 2 530 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 71.4 | 70.7 | 75.6 | 79.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 73.5 | 72.2 | 78.2 | 82.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 041 | 29 295 | 30 606 | 31 474 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 858 | 29 911 | 31 663 | 32 391 | - |
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Males | % | 55.0 | 54.9 | 54.7 | 54.8 | - |
Females | % | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 45.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.0 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.9 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 745 | 570 | 621 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.8 | 12.2 | 15.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.0 | 13.7 | 17.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 202 | 21 346 | 24 498 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 22 813 | 24 059 | 27 408 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 714 | 717 | 675 | 699 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 165 | 174 | 159 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 60 | 72 | 69 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 927 | 942 | 921 | 927 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 60 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 24 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 87 | 84 | 129 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 111 | 75 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 42 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 117 | 117 |
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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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