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| Unemployed persons | no. | 619 | 475 | 393 | 384 | 404 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 568 | 1 518 | 1 547 | 1 546 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 757 | 7 084 | 7 062 | 7 233 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 261.2 | 284.0 | 316.1 | 325.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 649 | 40 085 | 44 766 | 45 062 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 62.7 | 69.8 | 80.5 | 81.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 275 | 9 853 | 11 397 | 11 204 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 24.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 653 | 5 859 | 5 825 | 5 983 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 203.9 | 219.5 | 226.6 | 241.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 215.3 | 231.5 | 254.6 | 257.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 068 | 37 457 | 38 907 | 40 395 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 092 | 39 508 | 43 714 | 43 107 | - |
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| Males | % | 48.8 | 48.9 | 49.0 | 48.4 | - |
| Females | % | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 51.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.8 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 26.9 | 27.5 | 26.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 652 | 639 | 609 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 23.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.8 | 27.5 | 28.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 594 | 39 015 | 41 016 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 112 | 42 960 | 46 200 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 924 | 915 | 909 | 939 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 207 | 264 | 306 | 324 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 207 | 222 | 246 | 237 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 338 | 1 401 | 1 461 | 1 500 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 171 | 153 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 63 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 240 | 234 | 207 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 204 | 135 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 153 | 210 | 177 |
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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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