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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 3 972 | 3 358 | 2 603 | 2 455 | 2 241 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 812 | 11 382 | 12 050 | 11 888 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 59 445 | 60 107 | 61 183 | 62 386 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 700.1 | 2 878.8 | 3 071.0 | 3 338.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 45 421 | 47 895 | 50 194 | 53 510 | - |
Net tax | $m | 724.8 | 794.6 | 849.3 | 934.5 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 193 | 13 220 | 13 881 | 14 979 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.8 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 28.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 54 318 | 54 231 | 55 444 | 56 003 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 231.4 | 2 344.6 | 2 488.5 | 2 673.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 2 346.0 | 2 462.1 | 2 599.9 | 2 782.7 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 080 | 43 234 | 44 883 | 47 742 | - |
Average total income | $ | 43 189 | 45 399 | 46 893 | 49 689 | - |
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Males | % | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 49.9 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 33.7 | 33.5 | 33.7 | 33.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 22.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.5 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 24.4 | 24.8 | 25.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.1 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 14.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 408 | 5 409 | 5 043 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 214.8 | 233.2 | 236.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 241.7 | 260.5 | 268.5 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 724 | 43 106 | 46 860 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 44 688 | 48 152 | 53 238 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 7 368 | 7 044 | 6 666 | 6 612 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 091 | 2 373 | 2 721 | 2 817 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 038 | 1 140 | 1 212 | 1 197 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 10 497 | 10 557 | 10 599 | 10 626 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 500 | 1 308 | 1 218 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 408 | 459 | 489 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 908 | 1 767 | 1 707 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 689 | 1 704 | 1 311 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 90 | 405 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 758 | 1 794 | 1 716 |
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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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