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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 207 | 1 157 | 1 140 | 770 | 827 |
Unemployment rate | % | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 328 | 1 537 | 1 733 | 1 853 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 469 | 6 910 | 7 243 | 7 541 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 191.3 | 210.6 | 233.9 | 252.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 29 564 | 30 480 | 32 289 | 33 487 | - |
Net tax | $m | 37.1 | 41.8 | 46.6 | 50.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 740 | 6 053 | 6 429 | 6 723 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.4 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 324 | 6 727 | 7 177 | 7 510 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 177.7 | 197.4 | 219.5 | 238.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 184.5 | 204.8 | 227.6 | 246.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 096 | 29 343 | 30 582 | 31 776 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 174 | 30 445 | 31 707 | 32 827 | - |
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Males | % | 57.0 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 56.8 | - |
Females | % | 43.0 | 43.2 | 42.8 | 43.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.2 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.9 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.6 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 16.5 | 17.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 610 | 618 | 583 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.3 | 14.4 | 14.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 14.3 | 15.3 | 15.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 786 | 23 372 | 25 522 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 400 | 24 804 | 27 227 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 621 | 582 | 570 | 582 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 117 | 171 | 201 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 87 | 111 | 123 | 117 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 813 | 810 | 864 | 900 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 195 | 159 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 54 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 249 | 195 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 207 | 171 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 36 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 165 | 210 | 207 |
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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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