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Unemployed persons | no. | 423 | 322 | 278 | 193 | 201 |
Unemployment rate | % | 15.3 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 513 | 514 | 572 | 580 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 276 | 2 321 | 2 396 | 2 482 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 72.2 | 76.5 | 84.4 | 91.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 739 | 32 964 | 35 235 | 36 695 | - |
Net tax | $m | 15.0 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 19.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 600 | 7 033 | 7 603 | 7 960 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 084 | 2 105 | 2 204 | 2 293 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 62.1 | 65.4 | 72.1 | 77.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 64.8 | 68.2 | 75.4 | 81.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 792 | 31 087 | 32 705 | 33 948 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 091 | 32 420 | 34 207 | 35 384 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 320 | 302 | 281 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 270 | 27 184 | 29 207 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 051 | 29 516 | 32 254 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 279 | 246 | 198 | 201 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 63 | 81 | 87 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 30 | 39 | 39 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 351 | 339 | 318 | 327 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 36 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 33 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 60 | 84 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 99 | 48 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 105 | 66 |
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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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