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Unemployed persons | no. | 118 | 153 | 148 | 119 | 122 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 471 | 403 | 433 | 481 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 807 | 1 854 | 1 868 | 1 870 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 58.8 | 65.8 | 71.8 | 69.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 522 | 35 489 | 38 440 | 37 399 | - |
Net tax | $m | 11.8 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 15.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 532 | 7 531 | 8 387 | 8 108 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 483 | 1 472 | 1 507 | 1 531 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 42.0 | 45.6 | 49.8 | 51.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 43.8 | 47.7 | 51.9 | 53.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 301 | 30 964 | 33 015 | 33 378 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 553 | 32 419 | 34 466 | 34 762 | - |
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Males | % | 53.9 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 55.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.1 | 44.4 | 43.5 | 44.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.6 | 18.8 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 22.8 | 24.0 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.6 | 17.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 20.1 | 22.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 376 | 417 | 364 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.3 | 17.9 | 15.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 13.5 | 18.1 | 17.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 750 | 42 851 | 43 111 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 006 | 43 354 | 46 898 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 201 | 186 | 198 | 192 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 108 | 120 | 123 | 120 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 87 | 99 | 102 | 93 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 396 | 405 | 423 | 405 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 33 | 27 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 21 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 36 | 48 | 48 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 27 | 24 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 27 | 51 |
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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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