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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 4 856 | 4 400 | 4 460 | 4 416 | 4 880 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 18 522 | 18 640 | 19 239 | 19 045 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 74 130 | 74 597 | 74 984 | 76 671 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 986.9 | 3 086.6 | 3 270.6 | 3 482.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 292 | 41 377 | 43 617 | 45 420 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 727.2 | 763.8 | 814.9 | 862.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 809 | 10 239 | 10 868 | 11 249 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.3 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 65 936 | 65 783 | 65 906 | 66 868 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 455.1 | 2 521.5 | 2 621.4 | 2 760.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 614.9 | 2 673.5 | 2 780.6 | 2 929.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 234 | 38 330 | 39 774 | 41 281 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 657 | 40 641 | 42 190 | 43 815 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.8 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.2 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 949 | 5 870 | 5 681 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 152.8 | 159.9 | 165.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 174.6 | 182.4 | 189.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 680 | 27 239 | 29 131 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 354 | 31 073 | 33 302 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 939 | 9 822 | 9 264 | 9 378 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 129 | 3 531 | 4 080 | 4 215 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 142 | 2 292 | 2 484 | 2 481 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 15 210 | 15 645 | 15 828 | 16 074 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 001 | 1 794 | 1 935 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 669 | 936 | 765 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 670 | 2 730 | 2 700 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 052 | 2 427 | 1 737 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 126 | 630 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 172 | 2 553 | 2 367 |
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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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