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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 562 | 453 | 548 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 964 | 4 184 | 4 305 | 4 485 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 910 | 17 666 | 18 244 | 18 844 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 599.3 | 644.8 | 693.7 | 749.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 443 | 36 501 | 38 021 | 39 780 | - |
Net tax | $m | 133.4 | 145.3 | 157.1 | 170.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 887 | 8 223 | 8 613 | 9 044 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 553 | 15 258 | 15 798 | 16 418 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 463.2 | 501.2 | 542.0 | 588.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 487.8 | 522.1 | 568.5 | 615.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 825 | 32 845 | 34 309 | 35 836 | - |
Average total income | $ | 33 517 | 34 219 | 35 988 | 37 472 | - |
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Males | % | 55.7 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.6 | - |
Females | % | 44.3 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 45.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.2 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.7 | 27.0 | 25.8 | 25.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 890 | 2 860 | 2 730 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 96.6 | 99.0 | 87.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 99.4 | 103.6 | 98.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 409 | 34 624 | 32 196 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 408 | 36 236 | 36 237 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 460 | 2 427 | 2 367 | 2 454 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 759 | 810 | 885 | 858 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 600 | 627 | 666 | 687 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 3 819 | 3 864 | 3 918 | 3 999 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 414 | 369 | 435 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 138 | 201 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 540 | 507 | 636 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 456 | 414 | 360 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 36 | 177 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 483 | 450 | 537 |
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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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