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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 444 | 1 681 | 1 281 | 1 254 | 1 386 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 052 | 4 339 | 4 624 | 4 621 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 20 420 | 21 534 | 22 325 | 23 292 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 716.6 | 789.0 | 867.5 | 958.1 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 094 | 36 641 | 38 859 | 41 134 | - |
Net tax | $m | 153.5 | 173.7 | 193.0 | 214.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 520 | 8 064 | 8 647 | 9 228 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 807 | 20 822 | 21 549 | 22 480 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 655.4 | 720.1 | 781.5 | 861.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 679.6 | 748.5 | 815.4 | 898.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 087 | 34 582 | 36 265 | 38 325 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 312 | 35 948 | 37 837 | 39 976 | - |
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Males | % | 54.7 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 54.4 | - |
Females | % | 45.3 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 45.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 25.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 835 | 1 739 | 1 726 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 48.0 | 48.5 | 54.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 51.1 | 52.3 | 59.8 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 142 | 27 875 | 31 758 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 856 | 30 088 | 34 625 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 590 | 1 539 | 1 533 | 1 533 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 402 | 438 | 540 | 594 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 336 | 369 | 402 | 408 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 328 | 2 346 | 2 475 | 2 535 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 303 | 384 | 390 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 219 | 138 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 414 | 603 | 528 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 435 | 315 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 111 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 420 | 453 | 426 |
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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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