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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 406 | 3 429 | 2 863 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.2 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 872 | 12 097 | 12 660 | 13 014 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 36 558 | 38 060 | 39 085 | 39 845 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 347.8 | 1 484.4 | 1 622.4 | 1 701.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 866 | 39 002 | 41 508 | 42 708 | - |
Net tax | $m | 310.7 | 355.6 | 394.8 | 405.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 500 | 9 343 | 10 100 | 10 182 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 152 | 29 897 | 30 650 | 31 320 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 962.4 | 1 031.2 | 1 105.4 | 1 176.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 031.5 | 1 107.5 | 1 181.6 | 1 254.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 013 | 34 493 | 36 064 | 37 553 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 382 | 37 043 | 38 550 | 40 055 | - |
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Males | % | 53.0 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.3 | - |
Females | % | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 17.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 15.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 055 | 6 118 | 5 738 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 167.2 | 174.4 | 172.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 187.0 | 193.0 | 194.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 610 | 28 511 | 30 138 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 876 | 31 544 | 33 895 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 159 | 5 937 | 5 508 | 5 397 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 917 | 2 169 | 2 457 | 2 481 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 110 | 1 233 | 1 326 | 1 329 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 9 186 | 9 339 | 9 291 | 9 207 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 125 | 942 | 900 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 426 | 465 | 423 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 551 | 1 407 | 1 323 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 338 | 1 332 | 942 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 117 | 423 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 401 | 1 449 | 1 365 |
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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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