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Unemployed persons | no. | 457 | 478 | 373 | 353 | 386 |
Unemployment rate | % | 9.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 074 | 1 074 | 1 154 | 1 251 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 437 | 4 505 | 4 879 | 5 061 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 134.2 | 142.9 | 166.2 | 177.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 255 | 31 725 | 34 062 | 35 020 | - |
Net tax | $m | 26.6 | 29.0 | 34.3 | 36.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 988 | 6 447 | 7 035 | 7 260 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 20.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 904 | 4 051 | 4 278 | 4 489 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 112.3 | 121.3 | 136.6 | 146.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 117.3 | 127.0 | 143.9 | 153.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 767 | 29 941 | 31 923 | 32 653 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 055 | 31 348 | 33 644 | 34 136 | - |
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Males | % | 52.9 | 52.3 | 52.1 | 51.7 | - |
Females | % | 47.1 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 48.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 29.9 | 28.5 | 27.7 | 26.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 636 | 619 | 608 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.5 | 15.4 | 16.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 763 | 24 943 | 26 640 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 596 | 26 988 | 28 985 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 474 | 444 | 438 | 447 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 147 | 165 | 177 | 171 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 60 | 66 | 69 | 69 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 681 | 675 | 684 | 687 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 78 | 87 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 18 | 30 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 123 | 96 | 117 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 78 | 57 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 123 | 84 | 72 |
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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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