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| Unemployed persons | no. | 350 | 338 | 306 | 337 | 355 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 118 | 2 727 | 3 231 | 3 724 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 019 | 10 780 | 11 009 | 12 032 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 515.8 | 554.7 | 583.8 | 676.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 57 194 | 51 457 | 53 032 | 56 254 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 166.6 | 172.2 | 180.5 | 211.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 18 472 | 15 971 | 16 399 | 17 550 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 32.3 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 31.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 246 | 10 952 | 11 675 | 13 138 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 380.3 | 423.5 | 442.3 | 500.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 405.7 | 446.2 | 463.0 | 524.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 131 | 38 666 | 37 881 | 38 121 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 876 | 40 741 | 39 657 | 39 943 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.2 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 45.8 | 48.1 | 48.0 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.7 | 26.2 | 28.0 | 30.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 45.7 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 44.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 13.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.4 | 20.8 | 19.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 24.2 | 24.5 | 27.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 9.4 | 11.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 14.2 | 12.6 | 11.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 741 | 787 | 705 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 61.5 | 62.2 | 60.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 68.8 | 71.0 | 66.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 82 890 | 78 961 | 85 336 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 92 737 | 90 212 | 93 679 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 17 058 | 16 632 | 15 576 | 15 480 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 355 | 6 036 | 7 023 | 7 407 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 671 | 5 148 | 5 559 | 5 439 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 27 084 | 27 816 | 28 158 | 28 326 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 156 | 2 820 | 2 805 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 539 | 1 827 | 1 569 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 695 | 4 647 | 4 374 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 522 | 4 083 | 2 967 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 375 | 357 | 1 302 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 897 | 4 440 | 4 269 |
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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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