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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 067 | 2 034 | 1 994 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 134 | 5 612 | 6 250 | 6 533 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 30 653 | 32 905 | 34 360 | 36 114 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 136.4 | 1 268.9 | 1 388.1 | 1 500.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 073 | 38 564 | 40 399 | 41 544 | - |
Net tax | $m | 258.8 | 297.7 | 326.1 | 349.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 444 | 9 048 | 9 490 | 9 682 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 29 898 | 31 948 | 33 457 | 35 021 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 055.8 | 1 177.4 | 1 291.2 | 1 410.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 103.4 | 1 222.9 | 1 334.7 | 1 450.5 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 313 | 36 853 | 38 593 | 40 269 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 904 | 38 279 | 39 892 | 41 419 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.2 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.7 | 45.8 | 45.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.9 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.8 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 058 | 2 161 | 2 102 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 48.6 | 57.0 | 57.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 52.7 | 62.4 | 63.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 597 | 26 388 | 27 128 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 594 | 28 876 | 30 242 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 757 | 2 811 | 2 631 | 2 667 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 861 | 1 008 | 1 233 | 1 335 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 699 | 750 | 822 | 828 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 317 | 4 569 | 4 686 | 4 830 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 696 | 654 | 606 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 306 | 288 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 954 | 960 | 894 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 741 | 756 | 600 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 24 | 216 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 768 | 780 | 816 |
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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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