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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 0 | 0 | 554 | 474 | 568 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 252 | 4 477 | 4 623 | 4 638 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 912 | 18 649 | 19 197 | 19 703 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 630.0 | 689.6 | 750.1 | 800.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 173 | 36 978 | 39 076 | 40 649 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 141.9 | 160.8 | 175.6 | 186.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 924 | 8 624 | 9 149 | 9 477 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 423 | 16 019 | 16 355 | 16 804 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 494.1 | 535.1 | 576.1 | 618.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 520.5 | 560.2 | 605.1 | 648.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 035 | 33 403 | 35 224 | 36 794 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 747 | 34 973 | 36 995 | 38 593 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.9 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.1 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 810 | 2 706 | 2 640 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 75.0 | 77.2 | 82.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 82.7 | 84.5 | 90.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 679 | 28 536 | 31 042 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 437 | 31 235 | 34 164 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 781 | 2 766 | 2 685 | 2 694 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 723 | 807 | 888 | 921 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 411 | 447 | 498 | 507 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 915 | 4 020 | 4 071 | 4 122 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 516 | 474 | 465 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 192 | 186 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 663 | 666 | 651 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 555 | 465 | 459 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 114 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 594 | 507 | 573 |
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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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