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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. | 26 427 | 26 857 | 27 763 | 27 140 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 165 041 | 169 873 | 174 092 | 178 081 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 7 294.0 | 7 809.9 | 8 408.2 | 9 166.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 195 | 45 975 | 48 297 | 51 476 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 864.5 | 2 042.6 | 2 201.7 | 2 414.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 297 | 12 024 | 12 647 | 13 557 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.6 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 146 952 | 150 170 | 153 665 | 156 173 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5 999.3 | 6 401.8 | 6 860.9 | 7 474.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 6 356.2 | 6 740.2 | 7 212.1 | 7 847.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 825 | 42 631 | 44 648 | 47 858 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 254 | 44 884 | 46 934 | 50 246 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.9 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 10 873 | 10 658 | 9 981 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 385.5 | 406.1 | 402.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 435.0 | 452.8 | 453.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 35 456 | 38 105 | 40 317 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 010 | 42 485 | 45 421 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 15 300 | 14 697 | 13 485 | 13 260 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 933 | 4 527 | 5 307 | 5 730 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 090 | 3 492 | 3 822 | 3 810 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 22 323 | 22 716 | 22 614 | 22 800 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 985 | 2 592 | 2 253 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 056 | 1 275 | 1 209 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 041 | 3 867 | 3 462 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 705 | 3 762 | 2 616 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 201 | 840 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 822 | 3 963 | 3 456 |
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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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