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| Unemployed persons | no. | 107 | 78 | 77 | 92 | 91 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 146 | 157 | 157 | 223 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 861 | 859 | 863 | 950 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 32.9 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 40.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 220 | 39 575 | 41 159 | 42 669 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 9.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 468 | 8 976 | 9 277 | 9 623 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 870 | 863 | 868 | 955 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 30.9 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 37.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 31.8 | 32.8 | 34.4 | 39.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 556 | 37 000 | 38 240 | 39 600 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 595 | 38 057 | 39 607 | 40 823 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.7 | 24.7 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 18.5 | 19.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 59 | 55 | 49 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 112 | 28 706 | 28 476 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 669 | 31 316 | 33 395 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 174 | 168 | 156 | 168 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 66 | 81 | 90 | 90 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 105 | 111 | 117 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 339 | 354 | 357 | 375 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 33 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 18 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 51 | 60 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 15 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 57 | 57 |
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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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