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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 698 | 1 306 | 1 122 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 267 | 5 494 | 5 812 | 5 810 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 22 044 | 23 178 | 24 581 | 26 228 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 807.3 | 887.9 | 1 006.5 | 1 159.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 620 | 38 306 | 40 947 | 44 211 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 185.9 | 210.7 | 240.7 | 283.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 432 | 9 091 | 9 793 | 10 826 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 944 | 20 769 | 21 785 | 23 260 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 674.6 | 730.5 | 813.8 | 927.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 704.3 | 764.2 | 853.0 | 975.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 826 | 35 173 | 37 355 | 39 872 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 315 | 36 797 | 39 155 | 41 932 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 55.4 | - |
| Females | % | 44.6 | 44.7 | 44.9 | 44.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 628 | 2 618 | 2 594 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 77.7 | 86.5 | 93.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 84.2 | 92.2 | 101.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 573 | 33 028 | 35 851 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 038 | 35 222 | 39 100 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 481 | 2 406 | 2 382 | 2 541 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 618 | 684 | 843 | 936 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 606 | 678 | 762 | 777 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 705 | 3 768 | 3 987 | 4 254 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 384 | 561 | 627 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 270 | 270 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 570 | 831 | 897 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 468 | 495 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 117 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 531 | 504 | 612 |
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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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