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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 78 | 79 | 76 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 472 | 518 | 526 | 526 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 946 | 1 906 | 1 934 | 1 944 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 68.7 | 69.1 | 74.3 | 77.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 286 | 36 265 | 38 419 | 40 064 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 17.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 773 | 8 207 | 8 741 | 9 121 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 707 | 1 693 | 1 691 | 1 713 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 54.2 | 55.6 | 58.4 | 61.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 56.8 | 57.6 | 60.8 | 64.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 738 | 32 838 | 34 559 | 35 922 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 288 | 34 048 | 35 946 | 37 632 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.7 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.3 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 334 | 273 | 279 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.2 | 8.6 | 9.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.5 | 9.2 | 10.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 613 | 31 454 | 33 224 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 427 | 33 672 | 36 516 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 237 | 231 | 225 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 66 | 72 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 333 | 333 | 333 | 336 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 45 | 54 | 36 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 54 |
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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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