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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 876 | 661 | 620 | 455 | 522 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 093 | 2 243 | 2 353 | 2 361 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 373 | 7 048 | 7 442 | 7 628 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 193.6 | 225.9 | 253.5 | 273.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 384 | 32 052 | 34 059 | 35 806 | - |
Net tax | $m | 38.9 | 47.3 | 53.4 | 58.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 110 | 6 714 | 7 180 | 7 658 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 393 | 5 933 | 6 235 | 6 417 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 151.9 | 171.3 | 191.3 | 206.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 160.1 | 181.4 | 203.7 | 218.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 169 | 28 864 | 30 679 | 32 180 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 687 | 30 572 | 32 670 | 33 979 | - |
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Males | % | 53.7 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.3 | 46.2 | 46.5 | 46.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.2 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 25.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 271 | 1 271 | 1 312 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 29.1 | 31.4 | 34.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 31.5 | 35.1 | 39.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 873 | 24 742 | 26 540 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 765 | 27 618 | 30 219 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 104 | 1 095 | 1 038 | 1 038 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 225 | 264 | 315 | 381 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 189 | 207 | 234 | 243 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 518 | 1 566 | 1 587 | 1 662 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 225 | 237 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 84 | 120 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 300 | 309 | 357 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 291 | 255 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 51 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 249 | 303 | 306 |
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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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