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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 923 | 747 | 702 | 688 | 694 |
Unemployment rate | % | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 597 | 4 836 | 4 982 | 4 942 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 24 490 | 25 413 | 25 786 | 26 432 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 536.8 | 1 692.5 | 1 832.0 | 1 960.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 62 753 | 66 599 | 71 048 | 74 171 | - |
Net tax | $m | 487.9 | 547.9 | 600.1 | 638.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 19 923 | 21 562 | 23 272 | 24 139 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 31.7 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 32.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 125 | 19 625 | 19 838 | 20 186 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 983.4 | 1 043.5 | 1 088.9 | 1 163.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 079.5 | 1 141.7 | 1 201.7 | 1 290.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 51 421 | 53 174 | 54 888 | 57 640 | - |
Average total income | $ | 56 446 | 58 175 | 60 576 | 63 912 | - |
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Males | % | 50.5 | 50.3 | 50.5 | 51.1 | - |
Females | % | 49.5 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 48.9 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.0 | 27.6 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 30.7 | 31.0 | 30.4 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 999 | 1 977 | 1 834 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 150.7 | 165.6 | 176.9 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 173.4 | 188.0 | 198.0 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 75 383 | 83 738 | 96 458 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 86 742 | 95 090 | 107 937 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 996 | 4 047 | 3 915 | 3 915 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 275 | 1 416 | 1 626 | 1 725 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 738 | 831 | 897 | 915 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 6 009 | 6 294 | 6 438 | 6 555 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 777 | 702 | 684 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 279 | 288 | 255 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 056 | 990 | 939 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 732 | 849 | 603 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 63 | 213 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 771 | 912 | 816 |
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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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