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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 678 | 451 | 474 | 404 | 410 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 272 | 1 350 | 1 477 | 1 374 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 7 510 | 7 646 | 7 996 | 7 915 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 377.8 | 403.4 | 440.3 | 469.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 50 302 | 52 764 | 55 063 | 59 369 | - |
Net tax | $m | 100.9 | 111.9 | 121.6 | 132.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 13 434 | 14 640 | 15 211 | 16 733 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 26.7 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 28.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 700 | 7 896 | 8 240 | 8 082 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 361.5 | 391.5 | 424.8 | 449.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 368.4 | 395.8 | 432.5 | 458.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 46 950 | 49 587 | 51 550 | 55 656 | - |
Average total income | $ | 47 842 | 50 122 | 52 487 | 56 681 | - |
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Males | % | 58.7 | 59.1 | 58.8 | 58.3 | - |
Females | % | 41.3 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 41.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 27.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 25.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.3 | 16.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 452 | 394 | 356 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.5 | 15.8 | 14.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 18.8 | 16.7 | 15.4 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 757 | 40 064 | 39 811 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 675 | 42 442 | 43 120 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 648 | 537 | 534 | 546 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 132 | 153 | 174 | 204 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 183 | 207 | 225 | 213 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 963 | 897 | 933 | 963 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 156 | 156 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 69 | 57 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 147 | 225 | 213 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 201 | 159 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 30 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 186 | 207 | 189 |
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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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