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Unemployed persons | no. | 161 | 212 | 222 | 241 | 213 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 652 | 730 | 745 | 700 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 2 538 | 2 546 | 2 570 | 2 651 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 92.0 | 92.0 | 96.4 | 105.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 232 | 36 157 | 37 494 | 39 893 | - |
Net tax | $m | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 23.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 890 | 8 107 | 8 326 | 8 953 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 957 | 2 038 | 2 060 | 2 082 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 63.6 | 66.6 | 69.1 | 73.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 66.2 | 69.8 | 72.5 | 77.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 480 | 32 659 | 33 522 | 35 431 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 850 | 34 267 | 35 211 | 37 254 | - |
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Males | % | 58.2 | 57.4 | 57.0 | 57.8 | - |
Females | % | 41.8 | 42.6 | 43.0 | 42.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.2 | 26.2 | 25.4 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 13.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 12.6 | 13.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 681 | 629 | 617 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.0 | 21.4 | 21.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 26.1 | 21.7 | 22.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 240 | 34 059 | 34 786 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 345 | 34 534 | 35 696 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 549 | 516 | 489 | 501 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 117 | 129 | 141 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 75 | 87 | 84 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 723 | 708 | 705 | 726 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 60 | 39 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 12 | 30 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 72 | 69 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 69 | 48 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 33 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 75 | 75 | 81 |
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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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