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| Unemployed persons | no. | 9 100 | 10 210 | 10 971 | 8 989 | 7 949 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 26 112 | 27 549 | 29 933 | 31 017 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 115 584 | 116 040 | 116 773 | 118 043 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 116.6 | 4 261.8 | 4 484.5 | 4 686.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 616 | 36 727 | 38 404 | 39 701 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 927.4 | 977.5 | 1 025.0 | 1 065.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 023 | 8 424 | 8 778 | 9 024 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 108 329 | 107 989 | 108 841 | 110 504 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 695.0 | 3 826.8 | 4 038.5 | 4 247.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 3 836.9 | 3 959.3 | 4 150.7 | 4 335.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 109 | 35 437 | 37 104 | 38 434 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 419 | 36 664 | 38 135 | 39 235 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.1 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 55.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.9 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 44.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.1 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 13 440 | 13 529 | 12 912 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 287.0 | 298.6 | 299.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 313.1 | 322.9 | 319.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 358 | 22 068 | 23 178 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 300 | 23 866 | 24 777 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 17 379 | 16 749 | 15 774 | 15 624 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 764 | 5 469 | 6 519 | 7 026 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 922 | 3 141 | 3 405 | 3 378 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 25 065 | 25 359 | 25 698 | 26 028 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 068 | 3 513 | 3 240 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 251 | 1 560 | 1 581 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 5 319 | 5 073 | 4 821 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 443 | 4 371 | 3 297 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 249 | 1 140 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 668 | 4 620 | 4 437 |
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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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