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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 865 | 969 | 857 | 855 | 659 |
Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 589 | 1 790 | 1 869 | 1 858 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 12 637 | 12 837 | 13 126 | 13 335 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 589.5 | 610.6 | 664.2 | 708.4 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 46 649 | 47 568 | 50 604 | 53 126 | - |
Net tax | $m | 161.4 | 168.6 | 185.9 | 198.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 12 773 | 13 135 | 14 164 | 14 873 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 27.4 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 28.0 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 668 | 11 875 | 12 049 | 12 196 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 504.9 | 528.4 | 562.3 | 597.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 534.3 | 556.9 | 593.8 | 628.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 271 | 44 499 | 46 669 | 48 987 | - |
Average total income | $ | 45 790 | 46 896 | 49 279 | 51 557 | - |
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Males | % | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.6 | 50.4 | - |
Females | % | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 49.6 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 14.8 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 45.7 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 44.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 21.0 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 29.5 | 29.7 | 30.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 880 | 868 | 854 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 36.1 | 36.5 | 41.2 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 41.4 | 39.9 | 45.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 41 050 | 42 075 | 48 297 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 47 095 | 45 971 | 52 818 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 688 | 2 655 | 2 493 | 2 394 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 870 | 993 | 1 170 | 1 197 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 774 | 885 | 921 | 951 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 332 | 4 533 | 4 584 | 4 542 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 579 | 471 | 390 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 255 | 279 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 828 | 726 | 669 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 591 | 666 | 438 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 42 | 198 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 624 | 708 | 636 |
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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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