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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 388 | 2 173 | 2 157 | 1 760 | 1 426 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 611 | 7 111 | 7 437 | 7 392 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 30 862 | 31 920 | 33 584 | 35 327 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 098.0 | 1 184.7 | 1 330.3 | 1 495.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 579 | 37 115 | 39 612 | 42 333 | - |
Net tax | $m | 248.2 | 274.7 | 312.3 | 357.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 043 | 8 607 | 9 300 | 10 112 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 28 109 | 29 115 | 30 592 | 32 188 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 931.0 | 1 006.6 | 1 120.6 | 1 252.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 975.5 | 1 048.6 | 1 171.0 | 1 310.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 120 | 34 574 | 36 632 | 38 918 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 703 | 36 015 | 38 277 | 40 711 | - |
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Males | % | 53.4 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 53.5 | - |
Females | % | 46.6 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 747 | 3 676 | 3 585 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 102.6 | 110.6 | 112.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 111.4 | 119.8 | 122.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 369 | 30 080 | 31 423 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 721 | 32 591 | 34 210 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 711 | 3 606 | 3 438 | 3 477 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 693 | 828 | 1 014 | 1 110 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 672 | 720 | 786 | 810 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 076 | 5 154 | 5 238 | 5 397 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 750 | 654 | 738 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 309 | 249 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 954 | 963 | 987 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 855 | 813 | 711 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 186 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 873 | 831 | 897 |
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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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