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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 647 | 1 497 | 1 651 | 1 473 | 1 503 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 063 | 4 440 | 5 012 | 5 387 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 257 | 24 730 | 26 547 | 27 802 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 777.9 | 858.3 | 955.5 | 1 044.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 450 | 34 708 | 35 993 | 37 572 | - |
Net tax | $m | 166.0 | 187.3 | 206.5 | 228.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 137 | 7 575 | 7 777 | 8 210 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 774 | 24 227 | 26 044 | 27 276 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 725.4 | 804.9 | 901.7 | 980.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 750.0 | 829.7 | 927.4 | 1 006.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 855 | 33 225 | 34 623 | 35 960 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 933 | 34 247 | 35 607 | 36 915 | - |
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Males | % | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.5 | - |
Females | % | 44.3 | 44.3 | 44.4 | 44.5 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.6 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.2 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.4 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.5 | 16.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 031 | 1 976 | 1 949 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.6 | 46.9 | 46.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 970 | 23 744 | 23 826 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 24 514 | 25 364 | 25 718 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 058 | 2 073 | 2 049 | 2 073 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 519 | 615 | 804 | 876 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 279 | 327 | 360 | 363 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 856 | 3 015 | 3 213 | 3 312 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 471 | 522 | 471 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 207 | 216 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 663 | 729 | 687 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 546 | 579 | 417 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 27 | 138 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 570 | 606 | 555 |
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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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