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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 589 | 699 | 677 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 339 | 2 388 | 2 435 | 2 422 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 6 097 | 6 406 | 6 461 | 6 663 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 187.3 | 207.1 | 220.3 | 235.8 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 30 715 | 32 336 | 34 089 | 35 386 | - |
Net tax | $m | 37.4 | 43.4 | 46.5 | 49.3 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 140 | 6 775 | 7 191 | 7 404 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.9 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 097 | 5 314 | 5 415 | 5 563 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 143.8 | 156.5 | 167.5 | 179.8 | - |
Total income | $m | 152.2 | 166.9 | 178.7 | 190.4 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 211 | 29 446 | 30 930 | 32 328 | - |
Average total income | $ | 29 853 | 31 399 | 33 010 | 34 230 | - |
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Males | % | 51.2 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.9 | - |
Females | % | 48.8 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.1 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.6 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.8 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.4 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 23.8 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.3 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 29.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.2 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 16.5 | 17.3 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.7 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 12.8 | 13.0 | 11.3 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 028 | 1 045 | 902 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.4 | 24.4 | 22.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 26.6 | 27.7 | 25.2 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 707 | 23 333 | 24 756 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 25 868 | 26 476 | 27 929 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 987 | 903 | 822 | 837 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 270 | 294 | 354 | 345 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 105 | 126 | 120 | 129 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 1 362 | 1 323 | 1 296 | 1 311 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 144 | 132 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 72 | 72 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 219 | 216 | 204 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 246 | 126 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 24 | 48 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 177 | 270 | 174 |
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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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