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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 589 | 494 | 477 | 475 | 376 |
Unemployment rate | % | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 822 | 862 | 823 | 852 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 4 264 | 4 375 | 4 468 | 4 677 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 156.3 | 170.1 | 184.6 | 196.7 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 644 | 38 876 | 41 310 | 42 067 | - |
Net tax | $m | 36.7 | 41.4 | 45.4 | 48.1 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 604 | 9 465 | 10 157 | 10 288 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 23.5 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 969 | 4 052 | 4 120 | 4 356 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 136.5 | 144.6 | 153.9 | 167.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 142.8 | 151.2 | 163.6 | 175.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 400 | 35 681 | 37 364 | 38 522 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 966 | 37 325 | 39 717 | 40 368 | - |
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Males | % | 50.3 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 21.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 34.7 | 35.2 | 33.6 | 32.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 23.4 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.3 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.4 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 340 | 340 | 329 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 616 | 33 255 | 34 443 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 626 | 37 718 | 41 486 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 471 | 444 | 435 | 441 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 102 | 153 | 153 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 105 | 108 | 117 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 663 | 651 | 696 | 711 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 123 | 111 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 36 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 114 | 168 | 147 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 126 | 102 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 21 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 111 | 132 | 123 |
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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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