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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. | 21 591 | 24 309 | 24 725 | 23 787 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 80 844 | 80 687 | 82 850 | 85 512 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 689.1 | 2 734.2 | 2 943.1 | 3 183.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 263 | 33 886 | 35 523 | 37 231 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 565.0 | 590.0 | 633.4 | 686.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 989 | 7 312 | 7 645 | 8 023 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 69 027 | 70 821 | 71 558 | 73 155 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 086.9 | 2 211.8 | 2 326.6 | 2 477.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 198.4 | 2 315.2 | 2 442.2 | 2 607.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 233 | 31 230 | 32 514 | 33 860 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 849 | 32 691 | 34 129 | 35 647 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.3 | 53.8 | 53.6 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.4 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 14 813 | 11 664 | 12 099 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 431.7 | 287.5 | 315.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 447.1 | 314.4 | 350.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 143 | 24 648 | 26 098 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 182 | 26 955 | 29 003 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 13 851 | 13 299 | 12 783 | 12 897 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 152 | 4 497 | 5 064 | 5 217 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 865 | 3 108 | 3 378 | 3 390 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 20 868 | 20 904 | 21 225 | 21 504 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 073 | 1 896 | 1 830 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 705 | 957 | 990 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 778 | 2 853 | 2 820 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 310 | 2 451 | 1 842 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 210 | 834 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 490 | 2 661 | 2 676 |
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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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