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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 543 | 1 385 | 1 375 | 1 396 | 1 547 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 942 | 6 229 | 6 278 | 6 048 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 23 524 | 23 718 | 23 883 | 24 399 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 942.0 | 978.5 | 1 038.3 | 1 109.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 40 046 | 41 255 | 43 476 | 45 473 | - |
Net tax | $m | 225.5 | 239.4 | 255.3 | 272.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 9 588 | 10 095 | 10 692 | 11 179 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.6 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 661 | 20 702 | 20 726 | 21 020 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 778.3 | 803.9 | 843.1 | 898.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 825.5 | 849.7 | 891.3 | 951.0 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 671 | 38 833 | 40 677 | 42 758 | - |
Average total income | $ | 39 955 | 41 044 | 43 004 | 45 240 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.2 | 51.3 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 48.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.1 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 26.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 26.7 | 26.8 | 27.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 809 | 1 822 | 1 739 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 48.7 | 51.2 | 52.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 54.6 | 57.5 | 59.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 910 | 28 114 | 30 317 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 173 | 31 554 | 34 022 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 766 | 2 649 | 2 625 | 2 643 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 867 | 945 | 1 098 | 1 173 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 567 | 636 | 678 | 681 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 200 | 4 230 | 4 401 | 4 497 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 543 | 426 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 204 | 216 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 720 | 747 | 642 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 549 | 489 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 54 | 183 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 576 | 603 | 672 |
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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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