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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 8 811 | 7 402 | 7 851 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 31 087 | 31 909 | 33 446 | 33 590 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 139 087 | 143 759 | 147 954 | 152 374 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 5 460.7 | 5 878.4 | 6 402.6 | 6 961.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 261 | 40 891 | 43 274 | 45 689 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 321.4 | 1 454.9 | 1 599.5 | 1 752.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 501 | 10 120 | 10 811 | 11 499 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.2 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 127 228 | 130 456 | 134 290 | 138 042 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4 573.0 | 4 867.8 | 5 240.1 | 5 629.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 815.9 | 5 141.0 | 5 546.5 | 5 940.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 943 | 37 314 | 39 021 | 40 779 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 853 | 39 408 | 41 302 | 43 036 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.1 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 11 727 | 11 685 | 11 168 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 366.3 | 403.8 | 416.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 417.6 | 453.7 | 467.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 235 | 34 558 | 37 289 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 606 | 38 823 | 41 886 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 15 441 | 15 123 | 14 760 | 14 886 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 146 | 4 809 | 5 733 | 6 204 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 982 | 3 363 | 3 729 | 3 789 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 22 569 | 23 295 | 24 222 | 24 879 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 162 | 3 198 | 3 087 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 233 | 1 557 | 1 287 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 395 | 4 755 | 4 374 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 483 | 3 564 | 2 787 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 213 | 1 026 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 624 | 3 777 | 3 813 |
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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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