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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 217 | 202 | 183 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 940 | 1 060 | 1 010 | 1 101 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 996 | 2 888 | 2 935 | 2 988 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 100.3 | 99.0 | 107.3 | 120.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 489 | 34 269 | 36 550 | 40 263 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.1 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 27.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 037 | 7 383 | 7 914 | 9 123 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 321 | 2 343 | 2 288 | 2 337 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 69.5 | 71.8 | 74.5 | 78.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 73.1 | 73.7 | 78.5 | 82.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 937 | 30 624 | 32 561 | 33 773 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 509 | 31 460 | 34 307 | 35 308 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.8 | 55.9 | 55.2 | 56.9 | - |
| Females | % | 43.2 | 44.1 | 44.8 | 43.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.0 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 17.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.8 | 13.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.7 | 8.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.0 | 10.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.1 | 22.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 793 | 622 | 650 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.3 | 19.0 | 20.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.1 | 20.4 | 23.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 861 | 30 537 | 32 121 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 887 | 32 871 | 36 022 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 699 | 675 | 639 | 633 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 162 | 192 | 207 | 210 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 114 | 120 | 126 | 129 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 975 | 987 | 972 | 972 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 81 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 42 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 123 | 144 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 108 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 9 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 117 | 159 |
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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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