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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 521 | 465 | 517 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 262 | 4 371 | 4 379 | 4 379 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 18 720 | 19 087 | 19 369 | 19 706 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 744.4 | 791.0 | 847.7 | 912.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 767 | 41 441 | 43 764 | 46 299 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 183.4 | 200.0 | 214.5 | 232.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 800 | 10 476 | 11 073 | 11 789 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 716 | 15 889 | 15 998 | 16 180 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 558.0 | 586.9 | 615.0 | 658.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 597.6 | 619.0 | 656.7 | 697.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 505 | 36 936 | 38 441 | 40 689 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 024 | 38 957 | 41 046 | 43 128 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.8 | 51.5 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 26.1 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 15.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 690 | 2 621 | 2 545 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 84.0 | 87.7 | 94.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 91.9 | 96.3 | 104.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 220 | 33 455 | 37 295 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 158 | 36 739 | 40 908 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 676 | 2 646 | 2 559 | 2 604 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 699 | 792 | 897 | 909 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 402 | 438 | 474 | 465 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 777 | 3 876 | 3 930 | 3 978 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 489 | 333 | 411 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 153 | 162 | 132 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 642 | 495 | 543 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 423 | 444 | 381 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 30 | 90 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 441 | 474 | 471 |
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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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