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| Unemployed persons | no. | 6 047 | 6 209 | 5 769 | 5 952 | 4 968 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 171 | 10 831 | 11 692 | 11 707 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 51 606 | 52 307 | 53 050 | 54 450 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 855.1 | 1 947.7 | 2 071.4 | 2 224.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 947 | 37 236 | 39 046 | 40 844 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 421.2 | 453.9 | 481.7 | 521.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 162 | 8 678 | 9 080 | 9 571 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 47 492 | 48 015 | 48 817 | 50 195 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 641.4 | 1 721.1 | 1 830.9 | 1 959.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 727.5 | 1 801.4 | 1 910.4 | 2 051.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 562 | 35 845 | 37 506 | 39 044 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 375 | 37 519 | 39 133 | 40 877 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.4 | - |
| Females | % | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 47.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 15.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 33.2 | 32.5 | 32.0 | 31.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 26.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 392 | 4 401 | 4 287 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 100.9 | 104.0 | 108.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 111.6 | 116.7 | 120.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 969 | 23 622 | 25 229 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 417 | 26 511 | 28 080 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 327 | 6 258 | 5 991 | 6 165 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 617 | 1 923 | 2 241 | 2 358 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 200 | 1 290 | 1 383 | 1 380 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 9 144 | 9 471 | 9 615 | 9 903 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 440 | 1 293 | 1 245 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 441 | 474 | 435 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 881 | 1 767 | 1 680 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 461 | 1 557 | 1 128 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 75 | 363 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 536 | 1 632 | 1 491 |
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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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