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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 565 | 1 590 | 1 463 | 1 507 | 1 307 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 301 | 6 394 | 6 578 | 6 454 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 28 233 | 28 892 | 29 476 | 30 224 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 212.6 | 1 291.0 | 1 388.7 | 1 491.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 42 949 | 44 684 | 47 113 | 49 335 | - |
Net tax | $m | 308.3 | 336.4 | 364.3 | 390.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 919 | 11 643 | 12 360 | 12 934 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 592 | 24 965 | 25 399 | 25 843 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 979.3 | 1 025.7 | 1 089.5 | 1 159.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 044.2 | 1 096.3 | 1 158.5 | 1 230.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 821 | 41 084 | 42 897 | 44 881 | - |
Average total income | $ | 42 461 | 43 913 | 45 611 | 47 602 | - |
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Males | % | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 151 | 2 086 | 2 005 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 73.2 | 76.2 | 79.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 82.7 | 84.8 | 89.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 038 | 36 535 | 39 651 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 425 | 40 635 | 44 766 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 405 | 3 324 | 3 318 | 3 351 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 245 | 1 365 | 1 512 | 1 524 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 621 | 663 | 699 | 708 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 271 | 5 352 | 5 529 | 5 583 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 579 | 663 | 540 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 210 | 237 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 771 | 873 | 777 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 753 | 702 | 588 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 39 | 207 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 807 | 741 | 795 |
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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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