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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 144 | 2 272 | 2 333 | 2 304 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 13 987 | 14 298 | 14 214 | 14 444 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 613.3 | 657.2 | 685.0 | 741.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 848 | 45 962 | 48 193 | 51 365 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 154.9 | 171.1 | 178.9 | 195.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 075 | 11 969 | 12 584 | 13 520 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 886 | 14 240 | 14 144 | 14 371 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 575.4 | 617.8 | 639.5 | 688.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 594.1 | 633.3 | 656.8 | 709.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 440 | 43 386 | 45 214 | 47 921 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 782 | 44 471 | 46 438 | 49 379 | - |
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| Males | % | 60.3 | 59.8 | 59.5 | 59.0 | - |
| Females | % | 39.7 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 41.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 31.8 | 31.2 | 28.9 | 27.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 929 | 864 | 753 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 27.2 | 26.8 | 24.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 30.2 | 29.4 | 27.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 327 | 31 048 | 33 055 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 490 | 34 019 | 36 463 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 236 | 1 155 | 1 056 | 1 026 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 417 | 450 | 534 | 591 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 438 | 474 | 504 | 492 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 091 | 2 079 | 2 094 | 2 109 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 267 | 207 | 219 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 105 | 126 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 348 | 312 | 345 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 267 | 306 | 240 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 21 | 78 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 273 | 327 | 318 |
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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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