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| Unemployed persons | no. | 647 | 672 | 629 | 654 | 600 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 560 | 2 601 | 2 606 | 2 700 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 574 | 9 638 | 9 819 | 10 010 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 336.5 | 346.2 | 375.2 | 399.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 146 | 35 917 | 38 217 | 39 903 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 74.8 | 77.6 | 84.9 | 90.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 808 | 8 057 | 8 648 | 9 034 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 155 | 8 254 | 8 283 | 8 532 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 258.5 | 269.2 | 285.7 | 301.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 273.8 | 284.2 | 303.7 | 319.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 703 | 32 620 | 34 493 | 35 354 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 578 | 34 429 | 36 671 | 37 419 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 14.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 216 | 1 103 | 1 086 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 37.4 | 30.7 | 32.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 40.2 | 34.3 | 36.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 742 | 27 790 | 29 640 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 089 | 31 117 | 33 247 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 347 | 1 332 | 1 218 | 1 278 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 393 | 438 | 489 | 477 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 402 | 420 | 462 | 480 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 142 | 2 190 | 2 169 | 2 235 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 204 | 207 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 111 | 99 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 339 | 315 | 306 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 279 | 285 | 186 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 111 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 294 | 303 | 297 |
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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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