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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 073 | 1 241 | 1 228 | 1 371 | 1 242 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 987 | 7 159 | 7 314 | 7 487 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 137 | 24 078 | 24 828 | 25 734 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 847.2 | 927.8 | 1 004.4 | 1 104.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 616 | 38 533 | 40 454 | 42 929 | - |
Net tax | $m | 191.7 | 218.9 | 237.6 | 264.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 287 | 9 091 | 9 570 | 10 262 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 175 | 19 689 | 20 227 | 20 864 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 639.0 | 686.1 | 732.8 | 792.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 679.3 | 727.6 | 776.0 | 845.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 327 | 34 846 | 36 227 | 37 999 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 427 | 36 952 | 38 364 | 40 536 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.1 | 51.8 | 51.9 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.2 | 48.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 12.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 22.0 | 22.1 | 21.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 052 | 3 064 | 2 887 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 78.0 | 82.7 | 81.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 88.6 | 92.7 | 91.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 544 | 27 002 | 28 190 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 025 | 30 266 | 31 564 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 363 | 3 270 | 3 111 | 3 195 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 969 | 1 083 | 1 245 | 1 284 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 582 | 666 | 720 | 735 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 914 | 5 019 | 5 076 | 5 214 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 630 | 552 | 525 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 246 | 246 | 237 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 876 | 798 | 762 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 693 | 714 | 546 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 48 | 180 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 702 | 762 | 726 |
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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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