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Unemployed persons | no. | 563 | 488 | 417 | 365 | 412 |
Unemployment rate | % | 16.7 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 590 | 571 | 635 | 625 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 597 | 2 549 | 2 674 | 2 662 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 80.6 | 83.5 | 92.5 | 94.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 023 | 32 759 | 34 601 | 35 478 | - |
Net tax | $m | 16.3 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 19.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 275 | 6 919 | 7 340 | 7 454 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 461 | 2 372 | 2 496 | 2 515 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 71.8 | 72.0 | 79.5 | 83.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 74.8 | 75.7 | 83.4 | 86.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 161 | 30 343 | 31 857 | 33 257 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 387 | 31 905 | 33 398 | 34 506 | - |
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Males | % | 57.1 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 56.8 | - |
Females | % | 42.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 21.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.0 | 24.2 | 26.3 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 18.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 13.8 | 13.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 271 | 253 | 237 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 705 | 25 199 | 29 279 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 485 | 28 387 | 31 640 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 372 | 396 | 369 | 402 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 90 | 111 | 138 | 180 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 243 | 270 | 279 | 291 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 705 | 777 | 786 | 873 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 90 | 108 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 48 | 63 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 108 | 138 | 171 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 69 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 39 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 81 | 96 | 108 |
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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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