|
 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
Unemployed persons | no. | 1 451 | 1 421 | 1 298 | 1 038 | 1 218 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 083 | 6 204 | 6 398 | 6 287 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 31 933 | 32 740 | 33 100 | 33 990 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 018.3 | 2 166.8 | 2 345.7 | 2 568.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 63 204 | 66 181 | 70 867 | 75 558 | - |
Net tax | $m | 641.9 | 700.6 | 766.7 | 842.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 20 101 | 21 400 | 23 162 | 24 787 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 32.8 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wage and salary earners | no. | 26 506 | 26 734 | 26 973 | 27 544 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 473.0 | 1 546.2 | 1 628.5 | 1 760.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 587.7 | 1 686.3 | 1 753.1 | 1 896.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 55 571 | 57 835 | 60 376 | 63 902 | - |
Average total income | $ | 59 898 | 63 077 | 64 993 | 68 839 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Males | % | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.1 | - |
Females | % | 48.8 | 48.9 | 48.8 | 48.9 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.4 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 29.6 | 30.0 | 30.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.5 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 679 | 2 668 | 2 556 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 169.1 | 190.5 | 204.6 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 192.6 | 214.1 | 227.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 63 124 | 71 403 | 80 041 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 71 883 | 80 243 | 88 952 | - | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 525 | 6 276 | 5 940 | 5 838 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 364 | 2 616 | 2 877 | 2 979 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 623 | 1 761 | 1 827 | 1 809 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 10 512 | 10 653 | 10 644 | 10 626 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 245 | 1 071 | 1 002 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 471 | 477 | 516 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 716 | 1 548 | 1 518 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 506 | 1 506 | 1 068 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 123 | 402 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 581 | 1 629 | 1 470 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
|