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| Unemployed persons | no. | 59 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 50 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 13.2 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 66 | 69 | 77 | 77 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 261 | 258 | 258 | 259 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 721 | 32 177 | 33 507 | 34 391 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 173 | 6 681 | 6 880 | 7 007 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 238 | 232 | 237 | 238 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 236 | 30 544 | 31 128 | 32 156 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 430 | 32 011 | 32 551 | 33 357 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.2 | 59.1 | 58.8 | 58.4 | - |
| Females | % | 41.8 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 41.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.4 | 23.5 | 23.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.8 | 11.5 | 10.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 28 | 29 | 24 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 362 | 22 201 | 24 361 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 591 | 24 058 | 27 190 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 75 | 75 | 81 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 12 | 12 | 21 | 27 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 51 | 51 | 63 | 60 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 138 | 138 | 165 | 153 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 12 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 45 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 30 |
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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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