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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 610 | 678 | 690 | 530 | 457 |
Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 901 | 1 964 | 1 995 | 1 910 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 081 | 6 206 | 6 440 | 6 750 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 191.3 | 204.1 | 226.7 | 255.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 461 | 32 882 | 35 201 | 37 849 | - |
Net tax | $m | 39.5 | 43.4 | 48.9 | 57.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 502 | 6 988 | 7 588 | 8 458 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 22.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 908 | 5 011 | 5 205 | 5 443 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 140.1 | 149.2 | 162.3 | 180.7 | - |
Total income | $m | 147.5 | 156.1 | 170.7 | 190.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 541 | 29 774 | 31 174 | 33 206 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 052 | 31 156 | 32 791 | 34 951 | - |
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Males | % | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.6 | - |
Females | % | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.7 | 47.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 18.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 12.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 091 | 1 063 | 1 026 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.9 | 28.8 | 30.0 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 30.5 | 30.9 | 33.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 656 | 27 091 | 29 220 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 935 | 29 045 | 32 457 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 293 | 1 221 | 1 140 | 1 167 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 354 | 384 | 450 | 444 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 378 | 405 | 429 | 432 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 2 025 | 2 010 | 2 019 | 2 043 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 213 | 195 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 117 | 96 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 231 | 330 | 291 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 246 | 141 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 54 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 273 | 255 | 195 |
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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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