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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 674 | 2 041 | 1 973 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 817 | 5 897 | 6 136 | 6 314 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 16 938 | 17 845 | 18 638 | 19 116 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 536.3 | 604.9 | 659.3 | 695.9 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 31 662 | 33 900 | 35 375 | 36 406 | - |
Net tax | $m | 110.8 | 132.5 | 143.4 | 149.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 542 | 7 428 | 7 692 | 7 835 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 434 | 15 005 | 15 669 | 16 277 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 418.4 | 454.2 | 494.9 | 531.1 | - |
Total income | $m | 443.6 | 481.7 | 528.9 | 562.6 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 984 | 30 267 | 31 584 | 32 628 | - |
Average total income | $ | 30 731 | 32 104 | 33 757 | 34 561 | - |
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Males | % | 51.3 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.8 | - |
Females | % | 48.7 | 49.0 | 49.2 | 49.2 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.9 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 18.1 | 18.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.2 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 524 | 2 568 | 2 444 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 59.4 | 65.8 | 68.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 65.5 | 74.2 | 77.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 547 | 25 615 | 27 944 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 958 | 28 881 | 31 593 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 574 | 2 487 | 2 340 | 2 250 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 807 | 972 | 1 074 | 1 134 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 699 | 810 | 888 | 903 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 080 | 4 269 | 4 302 | 4 287 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 441 | 363 | 402 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 294 | 237 | 177 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 735 | 600 | 579 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 552 | 627 | 432 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 45 | 165 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 582 | 672 | 597 |
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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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