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| Unemployed persons | no. | 326 | 356 | 288 | 289 | 407 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 155 | 1 215 | 1 295 | 1 336 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 771 | 4 855 | 4 776 | 4 916 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 170.6 | 178.5 | 183.9 | 196.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 764 | 36 758 | 38 508 | 40 015 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 38.1 | 40.8 | 41.9 | 44.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 982 | 8 405 | 8 766 | 9 016 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 181 | 4 238 | 4 164 | 4 265 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 136.3 | 144.9 | 148.2 | 158.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 142.8 | 150.5 | 154.6 | 164.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 603 | 34 182 | 35 584 | 37 132 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 155 | 35 521 | 37 118 | 38 628 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.9 | 56.8 | 56.4 | 56.6 | - |
| Females | % | 42.1 | 43.2 | 43.6 | 43.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 22.6 | 21.3 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 827 | 826 | 764 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.4 | 23.3 | 22.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.0 | 25.5 | 24.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 742 | 28 219 | 30 012 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 493 | 30 852 | 32 626 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 654 | 651 | 576 | 594 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 213 | 246 | 270 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 225 | 240 | 246 | 249 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 092 | 1 137 | 1 092 | 1 086 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 90 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 57 | 63 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 147 | 153 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 132 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 66 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 123 | 144 | 162 |
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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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