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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 6 973 | 7 888 | 5 860 | 5 456 | 6 066 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 23 758 | 24 787 | 25 750 | 25 678 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 118 069 | 120 060 | 120 556 | 122 398 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 438.5 | 4 652.7 | 4 860.9 | 5 123.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 592 | 38 754 | 40 321 | 41 861 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 031.8 | 1 103.2 | 1 144.7 | 1 202.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 739 | 9 189 | 9 495 | 9 826 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 110 557 | 111 966 | 111 987 | 113 086 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 900.6 | 4 079.7 | 4 266.0 | 4 468.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 090.7 | 4 265.3 | 4 445.1 | 4 649.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 281 | 36 437 | 38 093 | 39 517 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 001 | 38 094 | 39 693 | 41 114 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.3 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.7 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.2 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 9 968 | 9 815 | 9 304 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 247.8 | 255.3 | 254.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 272.4 | 281.1 | 280.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 861 | 26 013 | 27 395 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 330 | 28 641 | 30 135 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 13 686 | 13 503 | 12 696 | 12 465 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 629 | 5 211 | 5 820 | 6 081 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 102 | 3 369 | 3 633 | 3 600 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 21 417 | 22 083 | 22 149 | 22 146 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 700 | 2 403 | 2 196 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 999 | 1 011 | 1 029 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 699 | 3 414 | 3 225 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 006 | 3 042 | 2 385 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 192 | 849 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 186 | 3 234 | 3 234 |
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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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