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| Unemployed persons | no. | 5 586 | 5 057 | 4 257 | 3 819 | 4 017 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.2 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 12 623 | 13 252 | 14 373 | 14 944 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 43 648 | 46 898 | 49 937 | 52 446 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 393.8 | 1 574.2 | 1 769.1 | 1 914.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 932 | 33 566 | 35 427 | 36 506 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 288.1 | 337.0 | 381.5 | 409.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 600 | 7 186 | 7 639 | 7 809 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 39 187 | 41 773 | 44 773 | 47 343 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 167.1 | 1 297.1 | 1 450.1 | 1 585.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 225.5 | 1 365.3 | 1 527.8 | 1 664.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 783 | 31 050 | 32 389 | 33 492 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 273 | 32 684 | 34 124 | 35 159 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.3 | 54.1 | 53.8 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.7 | 45.9 | 46.2 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 983 | 6 075 | 5 871 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 142.2 | 158.2 | 167.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 153.9 | 174.5 | 187.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 770 | 26 047 | 28 586 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 722 | 28 717 | 31 892 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 751 | 5 697 | 5 433 | 5 502 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 536 | 1 788 | 2 145 | 2 400 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 984 | 1 149 | 1 272 | 1 296 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 8 271 | 8 634 | 8 850 | 9 198 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 293 | 1 251 | 1 185 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 489 | 537 | 513 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 782 | 1 788 | 1 698 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 335 | 1 530 | 1 107 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 54 | 372 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 386 | 1 584 | 1 479 |
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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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