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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 086 | 1 171 | 1 014 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 548 | 3 553 | 3 643 | 3 618 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 13 897 | 14 215 | 14 497 | 14 928 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 474.9 | 503.6 | 537.2 | 586.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 170 | 35 426 | 37 054 | 39 313 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 102.0 | 111.0 | 118.2 | 130.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 338 | 7 810 | 8 152 | 8 766 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 885 | 12 096 | 12 335 | 12 701 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 383.5 | 401.1 | 428.3 | 458.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 405.8 | 424.4 | 451.3 | 483.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 270 | 33 161 | 34 719 | 36 064 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 141 | 35 082 | 36 589 | 38 100 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.0 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 50.5 | - |
| Females | % | 49.0 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 260 | 1 225 | 1 145 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.4 | 34.3 | 33.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 35.6 | 38.0 | 37.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 688 | 27 973 | 29 623 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 277 | 30 994 | 32 761 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 245 | 1 254 | 1 173 | 1 176 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 261 | 297 | 363 | 345 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 198 | 213 | 246 | 252 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 704 | 1 764 | 1 782 | 1 773 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 216 | 246 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 75 | 66 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 291 | 291 | 312 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 285 | 285 | 216 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 57 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 294 | 294 | 273 |
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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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