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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 826 | 1 062 | 803 | 865 | 1 064 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 721 | 3 853 | 4 225 | 4 340 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 711 | 17 770 | 18 065 | 18 452 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 692.0 | 715.1 | 758.6 | 797.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 075 | 40 244 | 41 993 | 43 218 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 165.7 | 174.6 | 184.3 | 192.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 357 | 9 824 | 10 201 | 10 406 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 820 | 16 772 | 17 100 | 17 534 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 622.8 | 639.4 | 678.7 | 719.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 647.6 | 661.7 | 699.4 | 736.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 026 | 38 126 | 39 688 | 41 018 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 498 | 39 454 | 40 903 | 42 014 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 54.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 45.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 571 | 1 584 | 1 541 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 39.5 | 42.0 | 43.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.4 | 46.0 | 46.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 130 | 26 498 | 27 988 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 609 | 29 045 | 30 305 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 208 | 2 199 | 2 055 | 2 088 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 702 | 807 | 960 | 1 059 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 306 | 345 | 369 | 366 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 216 | 3 351 | 3 384 | 3 513 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 546 | 438 | 360 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 201 | 216 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 753 | 639 | 576 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 558 | 564 | 420 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 156 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 597 | 600 | 576 |
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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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