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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 109 | 941 | 694 | 725 | 977 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 973 | 3 138 | 3 321 | 3 439 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 13 834 | 14 272 | 14 870 | 15 882 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 462.6 | 498.5 | 549.2 | 614.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 436 | 34 928 | 36 933 | 38 691 | - |
Net tax | $m | 95.9 | 106.3 | 118.2 | 133.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 929 | 7 449 | 7 947 | 8 398 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 092 | 13 471 | 13 987 | 14 908 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 406.5 | 438.0 | 474.6 | 527.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 423.0 | 455.8 | 495.5 | 552.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 053 | 32 510 | 33 933 | 35 385 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 311 | 33 833 | 35 427 | 37 087 | - |
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Males | % | 52.1 | 52.2 | 52.0 | 52.3 | - |
Females | % | 47.9 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 47.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.0 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 26.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 25.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.3 | 18.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 705 | 1 643 | 1 546 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 44.3 | 45.5 | 47.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 48.8 | 49.8 | 51.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 966 | 27 678 | 30 420 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 612 | 30 281 | 33 579 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 332 | 1 257 | 1 185 | 1 305 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 291 | 342 | 426 | 438 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 237 | 264 | 294 | 294 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 860 | 1 863 | 1 905 | 2 037 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 237 | 243 | 330 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 126 | 96 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 315 | 369 | 426 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 378 | 309 | 240 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 12 | 99 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 399 | 321 | 339 |
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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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