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Unemployed persons | no. | 422 | 451 | 353 | 321 | 353 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 929 | 972 | 1 002 | 1 104 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 975 | 4 158 | 4 412 | 4 579 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 120.5 | 132.2 | 149.7 | 161.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 313 | 31 800 | 33 930 | 35 167 | - |
Net tax | $m | 23.9 | 26.9 | 30.8 | 33.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 016 | 6 479 | 6 970 | 7 311 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 530 | 3 675 | 3 889 | 4 089 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 102.0 | 110.7 | 125.0 | 134.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 106.6 | 115.9 | 131.4 | 140.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 897 | 30 130 | 32 133 | 32 843 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 189 | 31 541 | 33 779 | 34 283 | - |
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Males | % | 52.7 | 52.3 | 52.2 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 47.3 | 47.7 | 47.8 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 29.9 | 28.5 | 27.7 | 26.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 533 | 528 | 510 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 028 | 25 078 | 26 910 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 882 | 27 265 | 29 545 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 378 | 366 | 366 | 387 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 135 | 153 | 162 | 159 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 60 | 63 | 63 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 567 | 579 | 591 | 609 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 69 | 81 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 27 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 114 | 87 | 108 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 63 | 48 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 102 | 66 | 63 |
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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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