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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 335 | 1 231 | 1 257 | 1 227 | 1 335 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 028 | 5 163 | 5 243 | 5 115 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 21 407 | 21 630 | 21 666 | 21 972 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 870.0 | 906.4 | 935.4 | 986.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 641 | 41 905 | 43 175 | 44 905 | - |
Net tax | $m | 212.2 | 225.6 | 230.0 | 240.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 913 | 10 430 | 10 617 | 10 955 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 343 | 19 409 | 19 286 | 19 372 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 727.3 | 755.4 | 784.4 | 817.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 772.6 | 800.2 | 825.2 | 861.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 601 | 38 922 | 40 672 | 42 183 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 942 | 41 226 | 42 785 | 44 464 | - |
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Males | % | 51.7 | 51.8 | 51.4 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.3 | 48.2 | 48.6 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 15.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.5 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 671 | 1 642 | 1 558 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 48.0 | 49.3 | 48.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 540 | 26 551 | 28 049 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 745 | 30 006 | 31 013 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 517 | 2 529 | 2 328 | 2 346 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 816 | 942 | 1 116 | 1 143 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 486 | 552 | 567 | 549 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 819 | 4 023 | 4 011 | 4 038 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 447 | 429 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 255 | 201 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 705 | 702 | 630 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 594 | 561 | 471 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 36 | 180 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 612 | 597 | 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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