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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 4 493 | 4 174 | 3 371 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 13 876 | 14 080 | 14 641 | 14 273 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 70 514 | 73 000 | 75 423 | 78 424 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 877.2 | 3 106.6 | 3 426.6 | 3 757.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 804 | 42 557 | 45 432 | 47 913 | - |
Net tax | $m | 717.5 | 796.6 | 890.4 | 980.6 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 175 | 10 912 | 11 806 | 12 503 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 26.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 63 830 | 65 609 | 67 893 | 70 445 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 398.5 | 2 554.2 | 2 784.4 | 3 038.2 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 523.4 | 2 686.1 | 2 940.0 | 3 191.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 576 | 38 931 | 41 012 | 43 128 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 533 | 40 941 | 43 303 | 45 302 | - |
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Males | % | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.2 | - |
Females | % | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 49.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 31.5 | 31.0 | 30.4 | 29.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.1 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 918 | 5 877 | 5 567 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 217.5 | 234.9 | 243.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 243.1 | 260.0 | 272.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 759 | 39 967 | 43 701 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 071 | 44 248 | 48 886 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 382 | 8 391 | 7 974 | 8 055 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 271 | 2 658 | 3 207 | 3 402 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 722 | 1 914 | 2 037 | 2 028 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 12 375 | 12 963 | 13 218 | 13 485 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 875 | 1 692 | 1 686 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 651 | 744 | 795 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 526 | 2 436 | 2 481 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 929 | 2 130 | 1 557 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 129 | 525 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 986 | 2 259 | 2 082 |
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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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