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| Unemployed persons | no. | 245 | 182 | 147 | 123 | 132 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 252 | 336 | 361 | 383 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 031 | 1 418 | 1 490 | 1 523 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 32.8 | 46.1 | 51.5 | 55.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 768 | 32 486 | 34 548 | 36 219 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 6.8 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 12.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 640 | 6 902 | 7 330 | 7 903 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 946 | 1 298 | 1 339 | 1 406 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 28.5 | 39.9 | 44.2 | 47.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 30.1 | 41.8 | 46.3 | 49.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 136 | 30 774 | 33 010 | 33 990 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 798 | 32 236 | 34 584 | 35 463 | - |
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| Males | % | 59.0 | 57.9 | 58.0 | 56.9 | - |
| Females | % | 41.0 | 42.1 | 42.0 | 43.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 27.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.8 | 22.9 | 21.4 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 15.2 | 14.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.2 | 19.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 126 | 168 | 165 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 193 | 25 920 | 26 783 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 626 | 27 223 | 28 631 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 462 | 429 | 426 | 435 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 114 | 138 | 150 | 144 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 285 | 300 | 312 | 297 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 861 | 867 | 888 | 876 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 87 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 54 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 123 | 141 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 87 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 99 | 102 | 93 |
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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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