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Unemployed persons | no. | 290 | 358 | 347 | 234 | 267 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 518 | 1 501 | 1 569 | 1 608 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 044 | 3 913 | 4 078 | 4 293 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 112.9 | 113.9 | 126.1 | 137.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 27 916 | 29 103 | 30 910 | 32 059 | - |
Net tax | $m | 21.4 | 21.9 | 24.5 | 26.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 301 | 5 600 | 6 006 | 6 185 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 537 | 3 432 | 3 465 | 3 683 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 91.0 | 92.0 | 96.9 | 104.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 94.8 | 96.7 | 102.4 | 111.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 739 | 26 804 | 27 958 | 28 303 | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 796 | 28 167 | 29 540 | 30 229 | - |
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Males | % | 55.1 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 53.0 | - |
Females | % | 44.9 | 45.8 | 46.1 | 47.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.8 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.6 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 27.4 | 26.7 | 27.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 770 | 718 | 716 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.8 | 15.6 | 20.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 17.1 | 16.6 | 19.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 20 573 | 21 750 | 27 980 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 22 214 | 23 146 | 27 236 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 720 | 666 | 654 | 681 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 255 | 270 | 303 | 324 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 273 | 288 | 300 | 303 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 248 | 1 224 | 1 257 | 1 308 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 96 | 123 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 39 | 78 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 195 | 135 | 201 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 165 | 96 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 33 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 177 | 129 |
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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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