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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 452 | 6 879 | 7 363 | 7 154 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 287 | 20 650 | 21 097 | 21 705 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 657.2 | 675.6 | 720.8 | 786.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 397 | 32 715 | 34 166 | 36 240 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 132.0 | 141.4 | 149.9 | 164.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 509 | 6 846 | 7 107 | 7 558 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 958 | 15 556 | 15 944 | 16 155 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 434.9 | 465.5 | 491.2 | 518.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 462.5 | 495.5 | 524.1 | 552.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 072 | 29 924 | 30 808 | 32 079 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 918 | 31 851 | 32 873 | 34 177 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.3 | 51.2 | - |
| Females | % | 47.3 | 48.0 | 48.7 | 48.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 15.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 826 | 5 427 | 5 027 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 173.3 | 134.5 | 130.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 183.0 | 150.7 | 147.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 744 | 24 777 | 25 985 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 415 | 27 760 | 29 369 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 212 | 4 128 | 3 978 | 3 912 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 149 | 1 260 | 1 422 | 1 404 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 525 | 582 | 654 | 630 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 886 | 5 970 | 6 054 | 5 946 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 558 | 552 | 495 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 252 | 219 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 747 | 804 | 714 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 651 | 684 | 522 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 54 | 255 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 687 | 738 | 777 |
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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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