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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 5 824 | 4 706 | 4 521 | 4 254 | 3 230 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 16 775 | 16 998 | 17 525 | 16 934 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 83 245 | 86 217 | 88 369 | 92 189 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 3 788.3 | 4 091.6 | 4 423.2 | 4 933.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 45 508 | 47 457 | 50 053 | 53 519 | - |
Net tax | $m | 1 026.2 | 1 132.4 | 1 230.8 | 1 391.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 328 | 13 135 | 13 928 | 15 089 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 28.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 73 950 | 75 753 | 77 693 | 80 842 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2 913.4 | 3 093.5 | 3 315.9 | 3 635.5 | - |
Total income | $m | 3 118.3 | 3 295.6 | 3 542.6 | 3 880.9 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 397 | 40 837 | 42 679 | 44 970 | - |
Average total income | $ | 42 168 | 43 505 | 45 597 | 48 006 | - |
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Males | % | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.6 | - |
Females | % | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.2 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.4 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 28.6 | 28.4 | 28.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.7 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 368 | 6 365 | 6 056 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 323.0 | 365.1 | 379.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 365.5 | 409.7 | 424.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 50 715 | 57 364 | 62 643 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 57 402 | 64 374 | 70 064 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 10 482 | 10 572 | 10 041 | 10 116 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 096 | 3 657 | 4 356 | 4 581 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 349 | 2 634 | 2 895 | 2 832 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 15 927 | 16 863 | 17 292 | 17 529 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 292 | 2 040 | 2 103 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 825 | 972 | 963 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 117 | 3 012 | 3 066 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 373 | 2 478 | 2 061 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 177 | 681 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 448 | 2 655 | 2 742 |
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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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