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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 648 | 3 276 | 3 287 | 2 257 | 2 342 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 12 075 | 12 869 | 13 725 | 13 779 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 53 374 | 55 634 | 57 924 | 60 145 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 975.8 | 2 160.0 | 2 353.5 | 2 531.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 019 | 38 825 | 40 631 | 42 089 | - |
Net tax | $m | 460.3 | 519.2 | 564.3 | 603.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 624 | 9 333 | 9 742 | 10 032 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 48 530 | 50 208 | 52 198 | 53 923 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 638.0 | 1 758.9 | 1 909.7 | 2 062.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 724.4 | 1 850.2 | 2 013.7 | 2 164.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 753 | 35 031 | 36 586 | 38 257 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 534 | 36 851 | 38 578 | 40 138 | - |
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Males | % | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.4 | - |
Females | % | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.6 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 787 | 5 790 | 5 571 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 155.4 | 168.4 | 174.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 172.3 | 187.2 | 194.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 856 | 29 081 | 31 341 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 782 | 32 331 | 34 831 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 7 191 | 7 164 | 6 684 | 6 738 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 803 | 2 124 | 2 637 | 2 883 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 263 | 1 467 | 1 635 | 1 650 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 10 257 | 10 755 | 10 956 | 11 271 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 452 | 1 422 | 1 278 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 618 | 741 | 633 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 070 | 2 163 | 1 911 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 626 | 1 848 | 1 338 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 81 | 486 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 668 | 1 929 | 1 824 |
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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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