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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 283 | 1 421 | 1 351 | 1 377 | 1 293 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 328 | 5 665 | 5 914 | 6 071 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 271 | 20 403 | 20 757 | 20 919 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 759.3 | 786.0 | 836.0 | 878.0 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 458 | 38 526 | 40 276 | 41 972 | - |
Net tax | $m | 175.3 | 185.0 | 197.0 | 207.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 649 | 9 068 | 9 493 | 9 917 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 018 | 18 241 | 18 383 | 18 689 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 628.9 | 653.1 | 689.6 | 731.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 654.7 | 681.6 | 718.1 | 758.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 904 | 35 805 | 37 513 | 39 122 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 336 | 37 366 | 39 064 | 40 578 | - |
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Males | % | 56.5 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 55.4 | - |
Females | % | 43.5 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 44.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.8 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 368 | 3 158 | 2 946 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 104.1 | 92.9 | 85.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 108.0 | 100.5 | 95.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 906 | 29 422 | 29 103 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 072 | 31 823 | 32 559 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 354 | 3 228 | 3 039 | 3 051 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 131 | 1 224 | 1 329 | 1 347 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 720 | 768 | 828 | 831 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 205 | 5 220 | 5 196 | 5 229 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 447 | 501 | 474 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 144 | 234 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 654 | 645 | 708 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 603 | 591 | 441 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 63 | 183 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 663 | 654 | 624 |
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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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