Provided unpaid assistance, No. of sole traders 2017/18 , No. of sole traders 2018/19 , No. of sole traders 2019/20 , No. of sole traders 2020/21 , No. of sole traders 2021/22 
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Males,,,,,
Provided unpaid assistance," 87,543 "," 88,544 "," 90,157 "," 91,116 "," 91,960 "
Did not provide unpaid assistance," 666,661 "," 688,554 "," 717,364 "," 746,170 "," 756,888 "
Supplementary codes," 11,595 "," 12,328 "," 13,084 "," 13,901 "," 14,354 "
Unknown," 121,047 "," 127,250 "," 132,447 "," 138,962 "," 153,204 "
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Females,,,,,
Provided unpaid assistance," 83,991 "," 88,071 "," 91,445 "," 97,080 "," 101,170 "
Did not provide unpaid assistance," 380,318 "," 408,131 "," 434,503 "," 478,229 "," 504,795 "
Supplementary codes," 5,017 "," 5,428 "," 5,912 "," 6,707 "," 7,258 "
Unknown," 49,563 "," 53,599 "," 56,227 "," 61,258 "," 66,892 "
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Total,,,,,
Provided unpaid assistance," 171,534 "," 176,615 "," 181,602 "," 188,196 "," 193,130 "
Did not provide unpaid assistance," 1,046,979 "," 1,096,685 "," 1,151,867 "," 1,224,399 "," 1,261,683 "
Supplementary codes," 16,612 "," 17,756 "," 18,996 "," 20,608 "," 21,612 "
Unknown," 170,610 "," 180,849 "," 188,674 "," 200,220 "," 220,096 "
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Source: Based on ABS Customised report 2025. ,,,,,