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| Unemployed persons | no. | 58 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 39 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 28.3 | 22.2 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 16.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 239 | 245 | 250 | 277 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 12.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 387 | 41 918 | 43 219 | 45 092 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 026 | 10 659 | 10 842 | 11 322 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.8 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 207 | 210 | 214 | 237 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 041 | 38 235 | 39 353 | 40 610 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 897 | 40 407 | 41 685 | 43 061 | - |
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| Males | % | 47.6 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 48.7 | - |
| Females | % | 52.4 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 51.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.8 | 27.8 | 26.6 | 26.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 33.2 | 32.9 | 32.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 4.1 | 6.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.9 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 4.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 24 | 23 | 22 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 829 | 42 605 | 41 225 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 112 | 47 264 | 46 398 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 549 | 546 | 513 | 483 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 243 | 255 | 291 | 321 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 276 | 297 | 339 | 330 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 068 | 1 098 | 1 143 | 1 134 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 111 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 201 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 177 | 111 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 63 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 150 | 195 | 174 |
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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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