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Unemployed persons | no. | 233 | 183 | 175 | 149 | 162 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 484 | 467 | 481 | 483 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 230 | 2 105 | 2 181 | 2 219 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 78.2 | 77.7 | 83.9 | 88.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 084 | 36 908 | 38 480 | 39 758 | - |
Net tax | $m | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 19.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 642 | 8 345 | 8 682 | 8 887 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 054 | 1 943 | 2 016 | 2 026 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 68.4 | 66.9 | 72.6 | 76.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 71.3 | 69.7 | 75.9 | 79.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 296 | 34 419 | 36 022 | 37 815 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 728 | 35 888 | 37 629 | 39 224 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 53.9 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 46.2 | 46.6 | 46.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 26.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.7 | 22.0 | 20.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 191 | 173 | 165 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 949 | 27 936 | 29 649 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 027 | 30 655 | 32 378 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 255 | 258 | 270 | 258 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 87 | 93 | 114 | 132 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 96 | 105 | 117 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 438 | 447 | 489 | 507 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 66 | 63 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 30 | 30 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 75 | 96 | 93 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 54 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 57 | 63 |
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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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