|
 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 279 | 997 | 853 | 819 | 827 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 057 | 3 075 | 3 164 | 3 092 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 15 564 | 16 090 | 16 187 | 16 590 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 671.0 | 726.0 | 791.9 | 850.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 115 | 45 122 | 48 925 | 51 266 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 175.2 | 193.2 | 214.4 | 230.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 254 | 12 007 | 13 246 | 13 914 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.1 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 27.1 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 804 | 13 151 | 13 140 | 13 422 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 497.7 | 528.3 | 548.9 | 587.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 532.0 | 564.8 | 603.3 | 632.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 872 | 40 169 | 41 769 | 43 753 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 548 | 42 944 | 45 913 | 47 143 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Males | % | 48.7 | 48.8 | 48.8 | 48.7 | - |
| Females | % | 51.3 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 51.3 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.4 | 28.9 | 27.9 | 26.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.5 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.4 | 31.0 | 30.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 504 | 1 483 | 1 421 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 70.1 | 76.2 | 80.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 79.0 | 86.0 | 89.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 46 617 | 51 362 | 56 632 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 52 520 | 57 997 | 63 288 | - | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 333 | 3 372 | 3 279 | 3 234 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 930 | 1 053 | 1 224 | 1 299 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 984 | 1 050 | 1 125 | 1 122 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 247 | 5 475 | 5 628 | 5 655 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 615 | 507 | 486 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 222 | 252 | 219 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 837 | 759 | 705 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 510 | 708 | 480 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 33 | 171 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 546 | 741 | 651 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
|