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| Unemployed persons | no. | 3 373 | 3 012 | 2 909 | 2 969 | 3 386 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 16 629 | 16 747 | 17 075 | 16 401 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 79 067 | 80 884 | 82 452 | 84 597 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 604.0 | 4 935.9 | 5 312.3 | 5 786.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 58 230 | 61 024 | 64 430 | 68 395 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 408.0 | 1 538.8 | 1 666.4 | 1 820.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 17 807 | 19 025 | 20 210 | 21 514 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 30.6 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 31.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 62 473 | 63 034 | 63 745 | 64 830 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 109.1 | 3 234.4 | 3 407.1 | 3 635.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 3 408.9 | 3 555.9 | 3 736.0 | 3 990.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 49 768 | 51 312 | 53 449 | 56 083 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 54 567 | 56 412 | 58 608 | 61 555 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.9 | 51.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.6 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 49.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.5 | 16.1 | 16.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 32.9 | 32.7 | 33.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 992 | 5 970 | 5 843 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 407.2 | 456.6 | 490.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 472.1 | 520.5 | 552.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 67 963 | 76 482 | 83 897 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 78 793 | 87 178 | 94 473 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 12 759 | 12 462 | 12 204 | 12 177 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 443 | 4 947 | 5 451 | 5 679 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 112 | 2 292 | 2 475 | 2 442 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 19 314 | 19 701 | 20 130 | 20 298 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 295 | 2 271 | 2 067 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 834 | 1 050 | 900 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 129 | 3 321 | 2 967 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 670 | 2 514 | 2 196 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 153 | 204 | 720 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 823 | 2 718 | 2 916 |
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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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