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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 677 | 499 | 425 | 296 | 308 |
Unemployment rate | % | 19.2 | 14.9 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 789 | 807 | 924 | 933 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 3 502 | 3 642 | 3 875 | 3 996 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 111.1 | 120.0 | 136.5 | 146.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 734 | 32 964 | 35 232 | 36 688 | - |
Net tax | $m | 23.1 | 25.6 | 29.5 | 31.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 599 | 7 033 | 7 602 | 7 958 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 206 | 3 303 | 3 564 | 3 690 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 95.5 | 102.7 | 116.6 | 125.3 | - |
Total income | $m | 99.7 | 107.1 | 121.9 | 130.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 792 | 31 087 | 32 707 | 33 958 | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 092 | 32 420 | 34 209 | 35 395 | - |
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Males | % | 54.8 | 55.0 | 54.6 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.2 | 45.0 | 45.4 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.7 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 492 | 472 | 454 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 13.3 | 14.0 | 14.7 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 284 | 27 292 | 29 234 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 27 067 | 29 633 | 32 284 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 282 | 246 | 210 | 174 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 21 | 27 | 24 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 363 | 339 | 321 | 294 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 57 | 51 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 99 | 75 | 69 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 87 | 69 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 87 | 99 |
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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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