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Unemployed persons | no. | 367 | 311 | 335 | 427 | 385 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.6 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 12.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 785 | 819 | 853 | 851 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 569 | 2 597 | 2 550 | 2 565 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 79.8 | 82.2 | 83.1 | 85.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 081 | 31 637 | 32 595 | 33 462 | - |
Net tax | $m | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 123 | 6 440 | 6 520 | 6 645 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 205 | 2 229 | 2 178 | 2 215 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 63.2 | 65.1 | 66.0 | 68.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 67.6 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 72.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 659 | 29 189 | 30 319 | 31 009 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 650 | 31 264 | 31 951 | 32 583 | - |
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Males | % | 56.1 | 55.9 | 55.2 | 55.3 | - |
Females | % | 43.9 | 44.1 | 44.8 | 44.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 23.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 15.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 18.0 | 17.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.9 | 17.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 340 | 312 | 311 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 9.9 | 8.5 | 9.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 975 | 23 854 | 27 604 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 151 | 27 294 | 30 581 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 282 | 297 | 306 | 276 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 69 | 69 | 90 | 96 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 84 | 87 | 96 | 93 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 435 | 453 | 492 | 465 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 33 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 21 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 54 | 60 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 63 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 69 | 45 |
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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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