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Unemployed persons | no. | 369 | 277 | 260 | 203 | 243 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 229 | 1 124 | 1 217 | 1 212 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 168 | 4 292 | 4 233 | 4 303 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 131.3 | 143.4 | 143.4 | 152.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 501 | 33 401 | 33 868 | 35 420 | - |
Net tax | $m | 27.2 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 32.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 525 | 7 162 | 7 099 | 7 553 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 668 | 3 654 | 3 702 | 3 747 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 99.8 | 103.0 | 109.4 | 115.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 105.0 | 108.9 | 115.6 | 122.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 214 | 28 187 | 29 538 | 30 853 | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 630 | 29 800 | 31 238 | 32 729 | - |
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Males | % | 54.5 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.5 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 31.2 | 30.0 | 29.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 863 | 845 | 795 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 27.3 | 29.5 | 24.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 28.4 | 31.4 | 26.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 625 | 34 970 | 31 075 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 874 | 37 152 | 33 328 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 606 | 540 | 552 | 552 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 207 | 225 | 252 | 243 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 162 | 198 | 219 | 222 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 975 | 963 | 1 023 | 1 017 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 78 | 66 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 36 | 48 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 114 | 114 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 81 | 57 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 36 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 93 | 93 |
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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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