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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 314 | 1 340 | 1 401 | 1 542 | 1 255 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 6.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 272 | 5 332 | 5 551 | 5 598 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 14 729 | 15 338 | 15 921 | 16 218 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 454.0 | 500.1 | 543.8 | 583.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 826 | 32 603 | 34 155 | 35 949 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 90.6 | 103.6 | 113.2 | 122.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 152 | 6 755 | 7 109 | 7 520 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 947 | 12 473 | 12 814 | 13 054 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 332.1 | 364.0 | 386.9 | 407.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 351.7 | 388.1 | 414.0 | 436.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 796 | 29 184 | 30 191 | 31 202 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 437 | 31 118 | 32 309 | 33 425 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.9 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.1 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.4 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 15.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 16.2 | 16.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 738 | 2 744 | 2 574 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 69.0 | 69.7 | 67.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.4 | 78.7 | 76.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 217 | 25 386 | 26 034 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 549 | 28 671 | 29 799 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 760 | 2 670 | 2 517 | 2 439 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 762 | 825 | 897 | 909 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 618 | 654 | 726 | 711 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 140 | 4 149 | 4 140 | 4 059 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 405 | 291 | 282 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 162 | 198 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 555 | 453 | 480 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 495 | 456 | 372 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 15 | 147 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 528 | 471 | 519 |
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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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