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| Unemployed persons | no. | 89 | 80 | 70 | 57 | 44 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 137 | 142 | 138 | 144 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 915 | 891 | 911 | 1 042 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 41.5 | 43.5 | 45.9 | 57.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 45 404 | 48 779 | 50 437 | 54 974 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.3 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 16.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 331 | 13 904 | 14 285 | 16 001 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.2 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 29.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 832 | 802 | 818 | 921 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 34.2 | 33.6 | 36.0 | 43.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.1 | 35.5 | 38.1 | 46.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 092 | 41 897 | 43 991 | 47 150 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 369 | 44 274 | 46 596 | 50 510 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.5 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.0 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 40.0 | 38.5 | 37.8 | 37.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.1 | 29.3 | 30.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.6 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 69 | 67 | 64 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 48 039 | 55 258 | 63 451 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 53 424 | 61 840 | 69 458 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 564 | 576 | 573 | 567 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 180 | 210 | 258 | 300 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 294 | 303 | 330 | 336 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 038 | 1 089 | 1 161 | 1 203 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 120 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 75 | 90 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 180 | 195 | 171 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 138 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 21 | 48 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 159 | 156 |
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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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