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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 688 | 448 | 390 | 358 | 391 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 944 | 4 088 | 4 097 | 3 933 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 19 626 | 20 145 | 20 463 | 20 846 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 335.9 | 1 439.3 | 1 559.0 | 1 749.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 68 067 | 71 449 | 76 184 | 83 945 | - |
Net tax | $m | 434.2 | 478.5 | 521.7 | 591.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 22 124 | 23 751 | 25 494 | 28 357 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 32.5 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.8 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 285 | 14 396 | 14 349 | 14 273 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 821.2 | 851.5 | 899.9 | 942.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 910.9 | 952.1 | 993.0 | 1 083.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 57 488 | 59 148 | 62 715 | 66 006 | - |
Average total income | $ | 63 763 | 66 135 | 69 201 | 75 908 | - |
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Males | % | 51.0 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 49.0 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 17.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 28.7 | 28.9 | 29.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 688 | 1 646 | 1 622 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 116.7 | 123.7 | 134.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 138.6 | 143.8 | 154.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 69 130 | 75 182 | 82 738 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 82 098 | 87 355 | 95 409 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 378 | 3 324 | 3 204 | 3 174 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 059 | 1 161 | 1 284 | 1 359 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 432 | 498 | 531 | 531 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 869 | 4 983 | 5 019 | 5 064 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 558 | 507 | 588 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 216 | 177 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 732 | 723 | 765 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 600 | 531 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 57 | 120 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 705 | 657 | 651 |
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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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