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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 389 | 2 341 | 2 149 | 1 808 | 1 401 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 624 | 9 119 | 9 396 | 9 259 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 32 506 | 32 879 | 33 875 | 35 629 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 310.8 | 1 363.1 | 1 487.5 | 1 676.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 325 | 41 459 | 43 910 | 47 049 | - |
Net tax | $m | 325.2 | 345.3 | 377.6 | 430.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 005 | 10 503 | 11 147 | 12 083 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.8 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 311 | 29 770 | 30 506 | 32 106 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 099.7 | 1 160.7 | 1 242.7 | 1 390.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 130.1 | 1 188.8 | 1 281.4 | 1 434.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 519 | 38 989 | 40 737 | 43 312 | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 555 | 39 932 | 42 003 | 44 688 | - |
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Males | % | 57.8 | 57.3 | 57.3 | 57.5 | - |
Females | % | 42.2 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 42.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.4 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 727 | 5 144 | 5 053 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 220.9 | 175.7 | 186.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 214.2 | 182.5 | 194.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 570 | 34 155 | 36 891 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 407 | 35 474 | 38 398 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 133 | 4 929 | 4 914 | 5 019 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 278 | 1 449 | 1 665 | 1 701 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 990 | 1 068 | 1 191 | 1 209 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 7 401 | 7 446 | 7 770 | 7 929 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 678 | 774 | 939 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 369 | 420 | 414 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 047 | 1 194 | 1 353 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 744 | 909 | 717 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 45 | 387 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 804 | 954 | 1 104 |
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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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