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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 485 | 1 488 | 1 410 | 1 493 | 1 534 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 245 | 6 602 | 6 973 | 7 066 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 32 373 | 33 726 | 34 395 | 35 048 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 549.3 | 1 678.8 | 1 779.1 | 1 879.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 47 858 | 49 777 | 51 724 | 53 634 | - |
Net tax | $m | 422.8 | 467.7 | 493.5 | 516.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 13 062 | 13 869 | 14 349 | 14 748 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.3 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 679 | 30 694 | 31 195 | 31 613 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 307.1 | 1 394.4 | 1 478.9 | 1 566.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 377.1 | 1 465.7 | 1 541.6 | 1 622.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 042 | 45 427 | 47 408 | 49 544 | - |
Average total income | $ | 46 400 | 47 752 | 49 419 | 51 325 | - |
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Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.7 | - |
Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 871 | 2 900 | 2 816 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 91.9 | 100.0 | 104.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 102.2 | 112.3 | 115.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 011 | 34 498 | 37 038 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 591 | 38 711 | 41 039 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 938 | 4 884 | 4 596 | 4 626 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 782 | 2 085 | 2 367 | 2 496 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 077 | 1 191 | 1 251 | 1 263 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 797 | 8 160 | 8 214 | 8 385 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 107 | 933 | 942 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 396 | 531 | 495 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 503 | 1 464 | 1 437 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 137 | 1 215 | 837 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 93 | 372 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 188 | 1 308 | 1 209 |
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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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