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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 639 | 1 141 | 1 180 | 1 026 | 881 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 846 | 6 170 | 6 778 | 6 637 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 21 247 | 20 543 | 22 035 | 22 449 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 744.1 | 764.2 | 882.4 | 938.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 35 021 | 37 199 | 40 047 | 41 806 | - |
Net tax | $m | 161.5 | 169.6 | 200.7 | 216.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 601 | 8 255 | 9 107 | 9 626 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 23.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 897 | 15 564 | 15 995 | 16 416 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 469.3 | 486.9 | 529.5 | 573.0 | - |
Total income | $m | 492.1 | 510.8 | 557.8 | 602.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 519 | 31 280 | 33 106 | 34 907 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 956 | 32 821 | 34 871 | 36 691 | - |
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Males | % | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 54.0 | - |
Females | % | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.8 | 46.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 399 | 6 358 | 5 805 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 233.9 | 255.7 | 242.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 237.3 | 258.3 | 256.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 554 | 40 215 | 41 697 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 091 | 40 620 | 44 100 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 422 | 4 323 | 4 017 | 3 990 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 545 | 1 644 | 1 788 | 1 815 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 927 | 1 020 | 1 068 | 1 035 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 894 | 6 987 | 6 873 | 6 840 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 579 | 483 | 567 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 237 | 243 | 348 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 816 | 726 | 915 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 765 | 798 | 540 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 48 | 318 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 828 | 846 | 858 |
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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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