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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 667 | 835 | 793 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 913 | 3 931 | 4 138 | 4 274 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 9 131 | 9 750 | 10 308 | 10 536 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 284.9 | 317.5 | 356.1 | 381.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 207 | 32 570 | 34 544 | 36 184 | - |
Net tax | $m | 57.9 | 66.5 | 74.3 | 80.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 336 | 6 823 | 7 207 | 7 599 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 208 | 7 605 | 8 082 | 8 359 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 205.1 | 226.6 | 252.3 | 270.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 218.2 | 241.7 | 270.4 | 286.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 450 | 29 795 | 31 212 | 32 408 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 265 | 31 781 | 33 457 | 34 326 | - |
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Males | % | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 51.1 | - |
Females | % | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 48.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 16.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 26.1 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 834 | 1 841 | 1 775 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 42.1 | 45.9 | 48.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 47.1 | 51.9 | 54.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 935 | 24 933 | 27 034 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 697 | 28 207 | 30 516 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 773 | 1 773 | 1 635 | 1 623 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 411 | 450 | 525 | 576 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 234 | 264 | 276 | 270 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 418 | 2 487 | 2 436 | 2 469 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 279 | 210 | 231 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 102 | 99 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 408 | 312 | 330 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 375 | 330 | 264 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 24 | 69 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 396 | 354 | 333 |
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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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