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| Unemployed persons | no. | 146 | 167 | 149 | 145 | 139 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 691 | 766 | 777 | 739 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 258 | 2 220 | 2 311 | 2 332 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 73.8 | 74.7 | 81.5 | 87.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 691 | 33 635 | 35 275 | 37 379 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 911 | 7 348 | 7 679 | 8 221 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 826 | 1 819 | 1 865 | 1 905 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 51.9 | 53.5 | 57.9 | 62.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 54.4 | 55.9 | 60.5 | 64.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 435 | 29 418 | 31 071 | 32 583 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 774 | 30 712 | 32 462 | 33 890 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.5 | 52.9 | 53.2 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.5 | 47.1 | 46.8 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 578 | 474 | 466 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.4 | 13.9 | 14.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 609 | 26 083 | 28 093 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 037 | 29 398 | 31 826 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 399 | 414 | 414 | 429 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 156 | 174 | 186 | 171 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 117 | 117 | 129 | 132 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 672 | 705 | 729 | 732 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 45 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 33 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 78 | 99 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 84 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 105 | 72 |
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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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