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Unemployed persons | no. | 49 | 58 | 52 | 33 | 34 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 193 | 202 | 205 | 232 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 527 | 542 | 567 | 576 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 16.4 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 20.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 036 | 32 089 | 35 616 | 35 893 | - |
Net tax | $m | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 138 | 6 661 | 7 518 | 7 678 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 386 | 422 | 427 | 452 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 10.6 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 11.2 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 15.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 442 | 29 337 | 30 896 | 32 450 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 002 | 30 282 | 32 615 | 34 488 | - |
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Males | % | 58.0 | 58.5 | 56.7 | 55.8 | - |
Females | % | 42.0 | 41.5 | 43.3 | 44.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 16.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.8 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.1 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 17.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 18.5 | 19.2 | 17.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.8 | 25.2 | 24.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 158 | 150 | 150 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 027 | 26 053 | 29 743 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 635 | 26 002 | 36 622 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 126 | 117 | 114 | 111 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 156 | 147 | 141 | 141 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 12 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 6 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 33 | 6 | 30 |
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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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