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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 480 | 461 | 500 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 054 | 2 064 | 2 111 | 2 082 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 252 | 8 482 | 8 590 | 8 827 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 303.9 | 324.9 | 346.0 | 374.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 825 | 38 308 | 40 281 | 42 413 | - |
Net tax | $m | 70.1 | 76.9 | 82.1 | 89.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 498 | 9 064 | 9 557 | 10 129 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 816 | 6 953 | 7 097 | 7 277 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 229.1 | 243.9 | 258.2 | 275.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 245.2 | 261.0 | 274.9 | 295.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 616 | 35 082 | 36 385 | 37 886 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 980 | 37 544 | 38 733 | 40 555 | - |
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Males | % | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 49.1 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.9 | 25.3 | 24.2 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 918 | 900 | 823 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.5 | 26.2 | 26.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 29.1 | 29.8 | 29.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 764 | 29 145 | 31 762 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 685 | 33 143 | 35 916 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 945 | 930 | 888 | 876 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 174 | 204 | 231 | 255 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 147 | 159 | 165 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 251 | 1 281 | 1 278 | 1 296 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 150 | 168 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 183 | 192 | 225 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 177 | 150 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 18 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 204 | 195 | 168 |
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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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