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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 608 | 507 | 401 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 14.4 | 11.7 | 9.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 744 | n.p. | 830 | 858 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 422 | 3 526 | 3 615 | 4 136 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 105.2 | 112.9 | 122.8 | 148.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 755 | 32 018 | 33 954 | 35 976 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.3 | 23.4 | 25.6 | 31.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 217 | 6 641 | 7 078 | 7 629 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 130 | 3 212 | 3 317 | 3 810 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 93.0 | 99.6 | 108.7 | 131.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 97.1 | 103.6 | 113.1 | 136.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 730 | 30 994 | 32 779 | 34 530 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 019 | 32 270 | 34 098 | 35 857 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 55.1 | 54.6 | 54.1 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 45.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.4 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 25.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.3 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.0 | 20.0 | 16.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 336 | 333 | 314 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 412 | 23 915 | 23 858 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 501 | 25 942 | 25 553 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 633 | 615 | 546 | 525 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 165 | 180 | 210 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 195 | 216 | 210 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 969 | 990 | 972 | 969 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 87 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 63 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 165 | 150 | 129 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 150 | 138 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 162 | 168 |
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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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