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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. | 2 986 | 2 986 | 3 013 | 2 988 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 12 378 | 12 703 | 12 908 | 13 241 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 441.0 | 471.3 | 506.6 | 541.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 629 | 37 099 | 39 251 | 40 929 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 98.6 | 107.8 | 116.8 | 125.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 970 | 8 488 | 9 050 | 9 483 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 401 | 10 675 | 10 849 | 11 076 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 344.2 | 367.7 | 391.3 | 414.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 364.7 | 390.6 | 416.2 | 438.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 088 | 34 443 | 36 069 | 37 385 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 064 | 36 590 | 38 361 | 39 611 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.0 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 51.1 | - |
| Females | % | 49.0 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 48.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 158 | 1 115 | 1 050 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.1 | 31.5 | 32.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.1 | 35.6 | 36.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 705 | 28 296 | 30 689 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 190 | 31 928 | 34 631 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 266 | 1 206 | 1 143 | 1 173 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 249 | 312 | 351 | 357 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 198 | 222 | 243 | 249 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 713 | 1 740 | 1 737 | 1 779 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 276 | 222 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 54 | 75 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 282 | 330 | 297 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 276 | 291 | 219 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 30 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 282 | 321 | 270 |
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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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