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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 395 | 2 225 | 2 188 | 2 282 | 2 435 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 11 537 | 11 807 | 12 048 | 11 750 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 47 251 | 47 868 | 48 227 | 48 820 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 064.0 | 2 143.4 | 2 258.3 | 2 405.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 43 681 | 44 777 | 46 826 | 49 272 | - |
Net tax | $m | 534.4 | 561.5 | 592.3 | 631.0 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 310 | 11 731 | 12 282 | 12 925 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 39 753 | 39 715 | 39 835 | 39 696 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 568.4 | 1 618.2 | 1 675.5 | 1 746.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 701.2 | 1 740.5 | 1 801.0 | 1 886.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 453 | 40 744 | 42 061 | 43 996 | - |
Average total income | $ | 42 793 | 43 824 | 45 212 | 47 530 | - |
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Males | % | 52.2 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 51.6 | - |
Females | % | 47.8 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 48.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 178 | 4 127 | 3 884 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 130.6 | 129.4 | 129.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 148.5 | 149.4 | 150.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 255 | 31 350 | 33 296 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 531 | 36 212 | 38 769 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 342 | 6 369 | 5 946 | 5 883 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 058 | 2 352 | 2 601 | 2 688 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 831 | 927 | 1 011 | 1 011 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 9 231 | 9 648 | 9 558 | 9 582 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 167 | 996 | 1 038 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 444 | 474 | 453 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 611 | 1 470 | 1 491 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 197 | 1 410 | 1 071 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 60 | 396 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 242 | 1 470 | 1 467 |
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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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