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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 424 | 1 293 | 1 298 | 1 365 | 1 582 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 356 | 5 448 | 5 593 | 5 448 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 21 708 | 21 887 | 22 206 | 22 766 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 947.5 | 990.5 | 1 048.0 | 1 122.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 43 648 | 45 256 | 47 195 | 49 314 | - |
Net tax | $m | 244.6 | 260.9 | 275.9 | 296.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 11 269 | 11 922 | 12 426 | 13 014 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.8 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.4 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 950 | 19 046 | 19 313 | 19 578 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 764.4 | 791.3 | 828.6 | 877.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 814.7 | 839.2 | 879.1 | 930.3 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 337 | 41 547 | 42 903 | 44 831 | - |
Average total income | $ | 42 990 | 44 060 | 45 519 | 47 516 | - |
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Males | % | 50.8 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.7 | - |
Females | % | 49.2 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.3 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.2 | 26.3 | 25.7 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 24.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.6 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 707 | 1 705 | 1 591 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 55.1 | 59.9 | 60.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 63.2 | 68.1 | 69.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 278 | 35 119 | 37 817 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 37 052 | 39 954 | 43 426 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 090 | 3 021 | 2 874 | 2 928 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 227 | 1 326 | 1 419 | 1 482 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 693 | 777 | 813 | 813 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 010 | 5 124 | 5 106 | 5 223 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 576 | 543 | 549 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 216 | 252 | 294 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 792 | 795 | 843 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 645 | 693 | 510 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 54 | 213 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 705 | 747 | 723 |
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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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