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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 189 | 1 209 | 1 003 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 865 | 6 939 | 6 976 | 6 721 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 29 939 | 30 663 | 31 187 | 31 859 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 239.4 | 1 326.1 | 1 407.7 | 1 519.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 396 | 43 247 | 45 138 | 47 690 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 310.8 | 340.4 | 361.6 | 392.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 380 | 11 103 | 11 594 | 12 314 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 836 | 25 383 | 25 685 | 25 963 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 918.7 | 964.4 | 1 014.7 | 1 081.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 980.6 | 1 030.5 | 1 086.2 | 1 154.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 989 | 37 993 | 39 506 | 41 649 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 485 | 40 599 | 42 290 | 44 476 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.1 | - |
| Females | % | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.8 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 29.2 | 29.6 | 29.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 680 | 2 650 | 2 530 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 108.5 | 113.6 | 116.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 120.0 | 126.9 | 130.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 503 | 42 851 | 45 838 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 780 | 47 880 | 51 426 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 402 | 3 258 | 3 123 | 3 228 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 858 | 999 | 1 083 | 1 119 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 567 | 615 | 642 | 672 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 827 | 4 872 | 4 848 | 5 019 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 546 | 579 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 210 | 189 | 216 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 759 | 735 | 795 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 711 | 660 | 489 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 27 | 126 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 729 | 687 | 615 |
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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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