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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 938 | 651 | 587 | 570 | 446 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 742 | 2 879 | 2 972 | 2 981 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 966 | 17 989 | 18 671 | 19 348 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 695.7 | 775.3 | 854.8 | 938.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 41 003 | 43 096 | 45 780 | 48 527 | - |
Net tax | $m | 170.7 | 196.7 | 218.7 | 240.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 060 | 10 936 | 11 713 | 12 411 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.5 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 461 | 16 284 | 16 814 | 17 505 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 589.8 | 655.6 | 713.6 | 796.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 618.9 | 684.8 | 746.9 | 829.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 145 | 40 257 | 42 440 | 45 479 | - |
Average total income | $ | 40 026 | 42 051 | 44 423 | 47 408 | - |
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Males | % | 51.4 | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.4 | 48.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 26.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 20.4 | 19.6 | 19.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 674 | 1 661 | 1 568 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 52.3 | 58.6 | 58.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 57.8 | 63.7 | 64.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 267 | 35 280 | 37 322 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 545 | 38 369 | 41 219 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 590 | 1 521 | 1 428 | 1 413 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 432 | 480 | 582 | 642 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 321 | 378 | 402 | 402 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 343 | 2 379 | 2 412 | 2 457 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 300 | 294 | 297 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 120 | 156 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 396 | 414 | 453 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 396 | 291 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 75 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 420 | 417 | 366 |
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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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