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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 2 556 | 2 778 | 2 511 | 2 569 | 1 973 |
Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 962 | 6 224 | 6 635 | 6 577 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 43 021 | 44 210 | 45 664 | 47 075 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 2 254.0 | 2 411.6 | 2 637.7 | 2 871.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 52 393 | 54 550 | 57 764 | 60 991 | - |
Net tax | $m | 659.6 | 718.1 | 791.6 | 863.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 15 331 | 16 243 | 17 335 | 18 337 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 29.3 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 30.1 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 37 901 | 38 621 | 39 806 | 40 918 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 802.3 | 1 892.7 | 2 017.7 | 2 184.4 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 917.1 | 2 005.0 | 2 137.7 | 2 315.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 47 553 | 49 006 | 50 689 | 53 386 | - |
Average total income | $ | 50 581 | 51 914 | 53 704 | 56 582 | - |
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Males | % | 49.6 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 50.0 | - |
Females | % | 50.4 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.0 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 43.1 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.2 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 272 | 3 383 | 3 223 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 159.4 | 170.9 | 182.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 180.8 | 196.7 | 208.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 48 714 | 50 507 | 56 567 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 55 272 | 58 141 | 64 719 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 684 | 9 582 | 8 919 | 8 961 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 763 | 3 114 | 3 693 | 3 900 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 280 | 2 553 | 2 742 | 2 715 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 14 727 | 15 249 | 15 354 | 15 576 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 094 | 1 986 | 1 923 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 726 | 960 | 822 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 820 | 2 946 | 2 745 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 205 | 2 514 | 1 896 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 210 | 645 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 334 | 2 724 | 2 541 |
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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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