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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 760 | 780 | 747 | 773 | 661 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 676 | 5 869 | 6 104 | 6 186 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 30 463 | 30 917 | 31 396 | 32 078 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 297.4 | 1 372.6 | 1 469.2 | 1 553.5 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 42 589 | 44 398 | 46 795 | 48 429 | - |
Net tax | $m | 332.3 | 359.1 | 388.0 | 405.9 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 10 909 | 11 614 | 12 360 | 12 654 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 25.6 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 26.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 27 867 | 28 081 | 28 472 | 28 835 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 088.6 | 1 131.9 | 1 198.8 | 1 260.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 154.8 | 1 197.4 | 1 271.6 | 1 337.1 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 064 | 40 307 | 42 104 | 43 700 | - |
Average total income | $ | 41 440 | 42 640 | 44 663 | 46 370 | - |
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Males | % | 51.8 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.3 | - |
Females | % | 48.2 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 17.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.2 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.1 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 787 | 2 708 | 2 629 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 76.1 | 81.6 | 81.8 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 84.7 | 91.0 | 91.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 311 | 30 146 | 31 103 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 401 | 33 600 | 34 657 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 666 | 3 552 | 3 501 | 3 453 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 521 | 1 695 | 1 890 | 1 947 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 543 | 594 | 633 | 627 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 730 | 5 841 | 6 024 | 6 027 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 669 | 633 | 549 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 255 | 237 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 918 | 888 | 786 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 777 | 792 | 603 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 201 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 816 | 834 | 804 |
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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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