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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 152 | 210 | 225 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 500 | 537 | 548 | 551 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 1 371 | 1 333 | 1 270 | 1 265 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 49.2 | 51.6 | 49.8 | 52.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 898 | 38 700 | 39 208 | 41 523 | - |
Net tax | $m | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 734 | 7 857 | 7 684 | 8 336 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 18.8 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 20.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 451 | 1 425 | 1 352 | 1 340 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 48.1 | 50.4 | 47.7 | 49.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 49.5 | 51.5 | 49.7 | 52.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 162 | 35 397 | 35 287 | 37 128 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 090 | 36 132 | 36 767 | 38 816 | - |
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Males | % | 55.6 | 55.9 | 53.8 | 52.9 | - |
Females | % | 44.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 47.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 18.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.0 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 22.1 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 15.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 15.3 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 11.8 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 15.3 | 16.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 89 | 76 | 64 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 538 | 35 942 | 53 218 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 084 | 37 700 | 55 897 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 162 | 117 | 96 | 102 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 30 | 36 | 39 | 42 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 39 | 39 | 42 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 225 | 192 | 174 | 186 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 21 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 0 | 15 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 24 | 12 | 36 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 33 | 36 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 33 | 42 |
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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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