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Unemployed persons | no. | 138 | 95 | 79 | 53 | 71 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 415 | 454 | 416 | 426 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 151 | 1 244 | 1 276 | 1 358 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 35.5 | 40.1 | 44.3 | 52.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 829 | 32 256 | 34 725 | 38 383 | - |
Net tax | $m | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 11.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 217 | 6 743 | 7 338 | 8 734 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 005 | 1 118 | 1 085 | 1 182 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 29.1 | 33.0 | 34.1 | 39.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 29.8 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 40.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 925 | 29 554 | 31 462 | 33 219 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 675 | 30 346 | 32 927 | 33 904 | - |
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Males | % | 56.2 | 56.4 | 54.1 | 55.0 | - |
Females | % | 43.8 | 43.6 | 45.9 | 45.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 18.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 17.5 | 16.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 8.1 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 25.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 242 | 218 | 234 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 604 | 26 390 | 29 323 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 899 | 28 758 | 33 673 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 228 | 225 | 240 | 234 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 51 | 54 | 57 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 39 | 45 | 39 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 306 | 315 | 339 | 330 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 33 | 39 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 9 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 45 | 48 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 45 | 30 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 48 | 42 |
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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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