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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 999 | 843 | 786 | 773 | 860 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 108 | 3 055 | 3 276 | 3 230 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 16 915 | 17 620 | 17 874 | 18 348 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 023.4 | 1 121.4 | 1 194.1 | 1 319.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 60 502 | 63 644 | 66 804 | 71 919 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 322.7 | 360.3 | 385.2 | 429.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 19 075 | 20 451 | 21 548 | 23 431 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 31.5 | 32.1 | 32.3 | 32.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 999 | 14 428 | 14 633 | 15 020 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 708.1 | 741.6 | 778.7 | 828.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 774.0 | 810.8 | 848.5 | 898.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 50 578 | 51 402 | 53 216 | 55 137 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 55 289 | 56 194 | 57 986 | 59 816 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.6 | 50.8 | 51.8 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 49.4 | 49.2 | 48.2 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.4 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 35.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 14.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 33.0 | 32.0 | 32.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 260 | 1 243 | 1 237 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 98.7 | 118.2 | 127.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 113.8 | 133.2 | 141.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 78 307 | 95 109 | 103 402 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 90 319 | 107 152 | 114 188 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 300 | 3 372 | 3 267 | 3 267 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 080 | 1 224 | 1 410 | 1 467 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 765 | 807 | 891 | 870 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 145 | 5 403 | 5 568 | 5 604 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 639 | 654 | 591 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 222 | 351 | 273 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 861 | 1 005 | 864 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 633 | 750 | 588 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 66 | 243 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 666 | 816 | 831 |
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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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