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Unemployed persons | no. | 235 | 262 | 214 | 156 | 189 |
Unemployment rate | % | 12.0 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 583 | 603 | 629 | 661 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 622 | 1 710 | 1 816 | 1 907 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 49.7 | 55.4 | 62.5 | 68.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 666 | 32 412 | 34 430 | 35 745 | - |
Net tax | $m | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 209 | 6 812 | 7 289 | 7 537 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 422 | 1 494 | 1 578 | 1 677 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 40.8 | 44.4 | 49.0 | 53.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 42.6 | 46.8 | 52.0 | 56.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 673 | 29 696 | 31 060 | 31 981 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 930 | 31 344 | 32 942 | 33 792 | - |
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Males | % | 55.2 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.6 | - |
Females | % | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 267 | 268 | 265 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 015 | 24 518 | 27 988 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 131 | 27 432 | 31 128 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 261 | 240 | 228 | 228 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 54 | 63 | 75 | 84 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 39 | 36 | 39 | 33 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 354 | 339 | 342 | 345 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 57 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 12 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 75 | 54 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 66 | 42 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 69 | 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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