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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 115 | 1 570 | 1 707 | 2 094 | 1 854 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.8 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 779 | 6 154 | 6 130 | 6 266 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 544 | 17 676 | 18 103 | 18 226 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 564.3 | 568.1 | 617.3 | 644.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 164 | 32 141 | 34 102 | 35 337 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 113.5 | 117.5 | 128.7 | 134.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 468 | 6 650 | 7 108 | 7 358 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 151 | 14 596 | 14 704 | 14 918 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 409.1 | 435.6 | 458.5 | 481.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 435.0 | 459.9 | 487.1 | 506.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 912 | 29 841 | 31 183 | 32 253 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 741 | 31 512 | 33 124 | 33 954 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.7 | 54.4 | 54.2 | 53.7 | - |
| Females | % | 45.3 | 45.6 | 45.8 | 46.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.0 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 17.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.8 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 14.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 811 | 3 061 | 3 208 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 121.3 | 73.4 | 88.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 117.4 | 81.2 | 96.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 825 | 23 971 | 27 567 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 810 | 26 543 | 30 099 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 655 | 2 559 | 2 526 | 2 481 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 864 | 939 | 1 056 | 1 095 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 591 | 606 | 651 | 669 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 110 | 4 104 | 4 233 | 4 245 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 411 | 324 | 372 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 198 | 255 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 561 | 522 | 627 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 438 | 501 | 435 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 150 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 486 | 540 | 585 |
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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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