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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 775 | 2 767 | 2 717 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 913 | 7 634 | 8 871 | 9 517 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 41 313 | 44 683 | 48 893 | 52 623 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 532.8 | 1 725.4 | 1 975.5 | 2 191.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 37 102 | 38 614 | 40 404 | 41 651 | - |
Net tax | $m | 349.5 | 405.0 | 464.0 | 511.2 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 460 | 9 065 | 9 491 | 9 715 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.3 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 40 153 | 43 278 | 47 435 | 50 912 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 419.5 | 1 596.5 | 1 833.6 | 2 055.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 483.4 | 1 658.6 | 1 895.2 | 2 116.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 352 | 36 888 | 38 656 | 40 382 | - |
Average total income | $ | 36 943 | 38 324 | 39 953 | 41 578 | - |
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Males | % | 54.6 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 54.3 | - |
Females | % | 45.4 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 45.7 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.7 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.6 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 26.8 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.7 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.1 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.7 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 790 | 2 960 | 3 012 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 66.7 | 79.0 | 82.5 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 72.0 | 86.4 | 91.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 914 | 26 686 | 27 392 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 821 | 29 185 | 30 325 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 804 | 3 858 | 3 696 | 3 768 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 128 | 1 335 | 1 656 | 1 812 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 813 | 882 | 978 | 981 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 5 745 | 6 075 | 6 330 | 6 561 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 942 | 1 011 | 915 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 342 | 438 | 396 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 284 | 1 449 | 1 311 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 936 | 1 038 | 807 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 33 | 267 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 969 | 1 071 | 1 074 |
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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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