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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 670 | 1 896 | 2 029 | 1 659 | 1 439 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 489 | 4 784 | 5 246 | 5 446 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 889 | 21 104 | 21 347 | 21 565 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 757.0 | 788.0 | 831.2 | 866.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 240 | 37 337 | 38 940 | 40 170 | - |
Net tax | $m | 172.0 | 182.0 | 191.0 | 197.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 234 | 8 624 | 8 948 | 9 161 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 593 | 19 663 | 19 924 | 20 177 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 682.3 | 709.9 | 753.2 | 790.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 708.3 | 734.8 | 773.0 | 806.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 822 | 36 101 | 37 805 | 39 157 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 152 | 37 369 | 38 799 | 39 967 | - |
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Males | % | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | - |
Females | % | 45.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 222 | 2 258 | 2 179 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 49.2 | 51.4 | 51.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 53.9 | 55.7 | 55.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 150 | 22 771 | 23 648 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 237 | 24 649 | 25 275 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 633 | 3 570 | 3 324 | 3 288 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 050 | 1 227 | 1 482 | 1 560 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 588 | 639 | 714 | 693 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 271 | 5 436 | 5 520 | 5 541 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 858 | 771 | 672 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 297 | 456 | 390 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 155 | 1 227 | 1 062 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 948 | 933 | 696 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 66 | 297 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 975 | 999 | 993 |
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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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