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Unemployed persons | no. | 512 | 394 | 361 | 323 | 246 |
Unemployment rate | % | 15.7 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 547 | 536 | 602 | 592 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 519 | 2 616 | 2 729 | 2 854 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 108.3 | 116.3 | 128.1 | 141.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 42 997 | 44 473 | 46 950 | 49 453 | - |
Net tax | $m | 29.0 | 31.9 | 35.2 | 39.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 530 | 12 181 | 12 898 | 13 717 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 240 | 2 281 | 2 417 | 2 566 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 82.1 | 86.7 | 93.8 | 102.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 88.1 | 94.2 | 101.2 | 111.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 656 | 38 005 | 38 788 | 39 859 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 328 | 41 299 | 41 861 | 43 492 | - |
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Males | % | 50.0 | 48.9 | 49.6 | 50.3 | - |
Females | % | 50.0 | 51.1 | 50.4 | 49.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 34.0 | 33.3 | 33.8 | 33.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.6 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 31.0 | 30.7 | 29.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 235 | 223 | 218 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 603 | 43 682 | 46 101 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 50 714 | 52 567 | 52 450 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 621 | 657 | 570 | 534 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 150 | 177 | 213 | 234 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 219 | 246 | 273 | 282 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 990 | 1 080 | 1 056 | 1 050 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 105 | 123 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 93 | 84 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 231 | 198 | 207 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 153 | 183 | 132 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 57 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 168 | 207 | 189 |
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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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