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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 922 | 747 | 714 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 19.8 | 15.6 | 14.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 947 | 1 057 | 1 105 | 1 113 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 258 | 4 410 | 4 546 | 4 785 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 133.2 | 144.4 | 157.1 | 172.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 285 | 32 734 | 34 557 | 36 042 | - |
Net tax | $m | 27.0 | 30.1 | 32.7 | 36.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 344 | 6 818 | 7 202 | 7 589 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 018 | 4 182 | 4 330 | 4 600 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 121.3 | 131.0 | 142.8 | 157.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 126.2 | 136.1 | 148.0 | 163.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 181 | 31 316 | 32 980 | 34 223 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 417 | 32 543 | 34 185 | 35 456 | - |
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Males | % | 58.5 | 58.5 | 57.8 | 57.1 | - |
Females | % | 41.5 | 41.5 | 42.2 | 42.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.1 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.7 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 321 | 315 | 310 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 181 | 23 717 | 24 600 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 23 707 | 25 718 | 27 133 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 291 | 291 | 267 | 273 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 36 | 42 | 57 | 60 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 57 | 66 | 63 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 384 | 390 | 390 | 396 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 60 | 54 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 12 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 69 | 66 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 60 | 48 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 63 | 57 |
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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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