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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 918 | 1 883 | 2 191 | 1 791 | 1 665 |
Unemployment rate | % | 19.6 | 20.3 | 24.1 | 19.2 | 17.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 993 | 2 121 | 2 228 | 2 196 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 561 | 7 740 | 7 888 | 8 097 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 228.2 | 243.2 | 260.0 | 275.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 188 | 31 415 | 32 959 | 34 021 | - |
Net tax | $m | 44.7 | 49.0 | 52.0 | 55.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 5 912 | 6 328 | 6 592 | 6 848 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 981 | 7 194 | 7 340 | 7 590 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 204.3 | 218.6 | 233.3 | 248.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 212.9 | 227.6 | 242.3 | 258.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 260 | 30 379 | 31 788 | 32 744 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 495 | 31 639 | 33 017 | 34 080 | - |
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Males | % | 59.4 | 59.5 | 59.3 | 58.5 | - |
Females | % | 40.6 | 40.5 | 40.7 | 41.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.7 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 532 | 496 | 475 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 20 960 | 22 134 | 24 056 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 22 333 | 23 946 | 25 926 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 567 | 564 | 477 | 450 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 138 | 150 | 177 | 189 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 87 | 96 | 123 | 129 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 792 | 810 | 777 | 768 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 87 | 129 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 60 | 45 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 147 | 147 | 174 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 117 | 117 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 45 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 126 | 126 | 162 |
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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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