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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 516 | 1 503 | 1 467 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 131 | 6 709 | 6 791 | 6 868 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 19 383 | 18 867 | 19 051 | 19 151 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 656.2 | 648.1 | 687.0 | 727.3 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 855 | 34 354 | 36 060 | 37 979 | - |
Net tax | $m | 140.6 | 141.8 | 150.0 | 160.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 255 | 7 514 | 7 873 | 8 397 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 22.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 915 | 15 777 | 15 677 | 15 959 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 480.7 | 492.1 | 507.4 | 538.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 501.9 | 508.1 | 530.9 | 564.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 204 | 31 190 | 32 367 | 33 749 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 539 | 32 201 | 33 864 | 35 389 | - |
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Males | % | 54.9 | 54.3 | 54.0 | 53.4 | - |
Females | % | 45.1 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 46.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.2 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 721 | 3 921 | 3 852 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 153.5 | 115.2 | 112.1 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 151.0 | 121.7 | 124.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 502 | 29 377 | 29 099 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 980 | 31 041 | 32 335 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 636 | 3 630 | 3 351 | 3 261 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 221 | 1 317 | 1 422 | 1 392 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 975 | 1 059 | 1 116 | 1 164 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 832 | 6 006 | 5 889 | 5 817 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 606 | 540 | 423 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 195 | 228 | 285 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 801 | 768 | 708 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 555 | 663 | 540 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 66 | 264 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 606 | 729 | 804 |
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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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