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Unemployed persons | no. | 273 | 260 | 274 | 340 | 251 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 7.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 014 | 1 098 | 1 172 | 1 131 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 313 | 3 345 | 3 455 | 3 472 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 119.2 | 121.9 | 129.4 | 138.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 974 | 36 439 | 37 445 | 39 849 | - |
Net tax | $m | 26.6 | 27.9 | 29.6 | 31.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 027 | 8 340 | 8 561 | 9 087 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 749 | 2 855 | 2 942 | 2 920 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 93.7 | 99.6 | 106.0 | 109.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 97.8 | 103.3 | 110.3 | 115.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 085 | 34 870 | 36 030 | 37 585 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 582 | 36 190 | 37 501 | 39 368 | - |
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Males | % | 56.7 | 56.9 | 56.2 | 55.8 | - |
Females | % | 43.3 | 43.1 | 43.8 | 44.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 18.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 703 | 635 | 592 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.5 | 15.4 | 14.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 21.4 | 16.8 | 16.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 566 | 24 227 | 25 031 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 381 | 26 475 | 27 310 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 561 | 525 | 516 | 510 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 78 | 102 | 120 | 129 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 66 | 75 | 72 | 66 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 705 | 702 | 708 | 705 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 84 | 75 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 21 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 105 | 111 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 72 | 60 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 75 | 84 |
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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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