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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | 1 547 | 1 573 | 1 684 | 1 640 | 1 641 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 035 | 7 268 | 7 699 | 7 788 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 22 860 | 23 960 | 24 763 | 25 387 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 836.0 | 922.9 | 996.0 | 1 058.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 36 572 | 38 520 | 40 220 | 41 684 | - |
Net tax | $m | 189.9 | 216.4 | 232.4 | 245.7 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 8 305 | 9 033 | 9 386 | 9 678 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.2 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 706 | 20 515 | 21 149 | 21 681 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 654.4 | 703.4 | 757.6 | 810.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 695.9 | 753.2 | 808.1 | 856.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 207 | 34 286 | 35 820 | 37 399 | - |
Average total income | $ | 35 312 | 36 716 | 38 210 | 39 519 | - |
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Males | % | 55.3 | 54.9 | 54.7 | 54.6 | - |
Females | % | 44.7 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 45.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.5 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.7 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.4 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.1 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.1 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 15.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 801 | 2 753 | 2 608 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 71.4 | 77.1 | 77.7 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 80.1 | 85.9 | 88.3 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 475 | 27 998 | 29 777 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 28 595 | 31 187 | 33 846 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 033 | 2 793 | 2 493 | 2 469 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 828 | 882 | 1 041 | 1 077 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 594 | 693 | 759 | 783 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 4 455 | 4 368 | 4 293 | 4 329 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 489 | 447 | 513 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 234 | 273 | 252 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 723 | 720 | 765 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 738 | 672 | 546 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 48 | 225 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 786 | 720 | 771 |
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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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