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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 269 | 1 658 | 1 415 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 027 | 10 344 | 10 755 | 10 737 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 56 395 | 57 163 | 57 716 | 58 131 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 492.2 | 2 612.2 | 2 737.1 | 2 876.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 192 | 45 697 | 47 424 | 49 488 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 643.4 | 686.9 | 716.2 | 749.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 408 | 12 017 | 12 410 | 12 896 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.8 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 53 567 | 54 005 | 54 300 | 54 384 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 217.6 | 2 318.4 | 2 425.2 | 2 547.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 316.3 | 2 410.2 | 2 511.5 | 2 626.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 398 | 42 929 | 44 663 | 46 844 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 240 | 44 629 | 46 253 | 48 301 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.1 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 438 | 4 305 | 3 991 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 139.0 | 141.6 | 140.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 151.2 | 154.8 | 152.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 328 | 32 887 | 35 279 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 075 | 35 962 | 38 300 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 216 | 5 967 | 5 589 | 5 427 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 112 | 2 355 | 2 670 | 2 856 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 987 | 1 092 | 1 164 | 1 149 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 9 315 | 9 414 | 9 423 | 9 432 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 128 | 1 008 | 930 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 468 | 441 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 533 | 1 476 | 1 371 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 338 | 1 368 | 1 050 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 105 | 369 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 398 | 1 473 | 1 419 |
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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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