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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 933 | 1 225 | 1 251 | 1 414 | 1 286 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 314 | 4 541 | 4 664 | 4 636 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 15 817 | 16 080 | 16 283 | 16 663 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 556.9 | 574.0 | 607.7 | 652.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 206 | 35 699 | 37 321 | 39 173 | - |
Net tax | $m | 120.3 | 127.4 | 135.7 | 147.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 608 | 7 922 | 8 334 | 8 851 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 552 | 12 908 | 13 105 | 13 400 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 384.9 | 406.8 | 427.3 | 459.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 406.5 | 428.9 | 453.2 | 485.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 662 | 31 517 | 32 607 | 34 278 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 382 | 33 224 | 34 582 | 36 205 | - |
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Males | % | 55.5 | 55.2 | 55.1 | 55.2 | - |
Females | % | 44.5 | 44.8 | 44.9 | 44.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.6 | 18.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 801 | 3 530 | 3 371 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 141.8 | 124.6 | 116.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 144.6 | 126.1 | 124.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 311 | 35 287 | 34 422 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 38 033 | 35 732 | 36 771 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 559 | 2 379 | 2 184 | 2 181 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 975 | 1 035 | 1 146 | 1 110 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 774 | 849 | 909 | 918 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 308 | 4 263 | 4 239 | 4 209 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 309 | 294 | 282 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 222 | 207 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 483 | 516 | 489 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 366 | 432 | 267 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 36 | 225 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 408 | 468 | 492 |
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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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