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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 571 | 600 | 443 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 018 | 2 039 | 2 045 | 1 942 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 318 | 9 571 | 9 843 | 10 248 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 392.0 | 422.5 | 459.9 | 511.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 066 | 44 148 | 46 722 | 49 917 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 99.1 | 110.0 | 120.4 | 135.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 635 | 11 491 | 12 231 | 13 211 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 477 | 7 638 | 7 829 | 8 059 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 276.4 | 298.2 | 319.0 | 347.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 298.5 | 318.8 | 342.1 | 374.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 964 | 39 037 | 40 746 | 43 079 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 921 | 41 734 | 43 697 | 46 452 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.4 | 50.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.6 | 49.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.1 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.4 | 23.0 | 22.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 759 | 790 | 764 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 28.8 | 30.7 | 30.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 32.8 | 34.4 | 34.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 957 | 38 845 | 40 470 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 172 | 43 503 | 44 836 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 143 | 1 215 | 1 176 | 1 197 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 333 | 339 | 420 | 462 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 273 | 294 | 321 | 324 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 749 | 1 848 | 1 917 | 1 983 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 219 | 237 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 90 | 72 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 267 | 309 | 309 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 258 | 195 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 90 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 201 | 282 | 285 |
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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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