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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 858 | 872 | 833 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 646 | 3 959 | 4 160 | 4 117 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 16 224 | 16 144 | 16 519 | 16 805 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 578.9 | 597.1 | 648.0 | 685.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 682 | 36 986 | 39 230 | 40 815 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 128.9 | 136.6 | 149.6 | 157.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 948 | 8 464 | 9 054 | 9 388 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 586 | 14 560 | 14 756 | 15 050 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 470.0 | 487.2 | 517.8 | 548.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 493.8 | 507.3 | 540.6 | 575.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 221 | 33 463 | 35 088 | 36 463 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 857 | 34 845 | 36 633 | 38 242 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.2 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.8 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 217 | 1 971 | 1 968 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 71.9 | 62.7 | 68.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 77.0 | 68.7 | 75.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 430 | 31 813 | 34 706 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 719 | 34 872 | 38 092 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 055 | 2 013 | 1 920 | 1 911 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 663 | 717 | 783 | 819 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 651 | 732 | 744 | 693 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 369 | 3 462 | 3 447 | 3 423 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 393 | 333 | 288 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 162 | 216 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 573 | 495 | 504 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 420 | 393 | 300 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 72 | 201 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 450 | 465 | 501 |
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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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