Sex, 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 
Males requiring assistance," 13,823 "," 12,691 "," 11,614 "," 10,599 "," 9,892 "
Females requiring assistance," 8,835 "," 8,644 "," 8,493 "," 8,619 "," 8,661 "
Total," 22,685 "," 21,335 "," 20,107 "," 19,218 "," 18,553 "
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"Source: Based on ABS, Customised report, 2025. ",,,,,