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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 768 | 671 | 561 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 973 | 1 972 | 2 048 | 2 049 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 8 864 | 9 066 | 9 151 | 9 395 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 300.1 | 318.8 | 337.6 | 360.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 33 851 | 35 168 | 36 893 | 38 417 | - |
Net tax | $m | 64.7 | 70.5 | 74.7 | 80.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 300 | 7 776 | 8 158 | 8 522 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 809 | 7 942 | 8 032 | 8 246 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 252.3 | 267.2 | 281.6 | 299.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 265.8 | 280.5 | 295.8 | 313.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 312 | 33 641 | 35 060 | 36 304 | - |
Average total income | $ | 34 038 | 35 318 | 36 829 | 38 057 | - |
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Males | % | 52.2 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.2 | - |
Females | % | 47.8 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.8 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 18.4 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.7 | 27.8 | 26.3 | 25.2 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 25.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 20.8 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.3 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.9 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 923 | 904 | 827 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 24.3 | 25.3 | 24.9 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 989 | 25 193 | 27 220 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 371 | 28 015 | 30 094 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 215 | 1 242 | 1 122 | 1 083 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 306 | 342 | 399 | 423 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 411 | 450 | 486 | 492 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 932 | 2 034 | 2 007 | 1 998 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 225 | 198 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 132 | 84 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 261 | 357 | 282 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 240 | 186 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 78 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 213 | 258 | 264 |
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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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