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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 975 | 1 064 | 938 | 890 | 743 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 642 | 4 874 | 5 201 | 5 180 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 22 000 | 23 087 | 23 990 | 24 765 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 800.7 | 866.7 | 950.0 | 1 041.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 394 | 37 540 | 39 598 | 42 063 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 185.2 | 204.2 | 224.5 | 250.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 417 | 8 845 | 9 358 | 10 111 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 24.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 479 | 21 298 | 22 114 | 22 863 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 698.7 | 753.0 | 815.3 | 889.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 725.7 | 780.4 | 844.9 | 924.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 118 | 35 355 | 36 868 | 38 887 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 437 | 36 643 | 38 208 | 40 417 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 51.1 | - |
| Females | % | 48.4 | 48.6 | 49.0 | 48.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.2 | 27.5 | 26.4 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 675 | 2 711 | 2 683 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 73.3 | 79.9 | 83.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 76.5 | 84.2 | 87.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 385 | 29 467 | 30 958 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 585 | 31 072 | 32 501 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 682 | 2 724 | 2 529 | 2 667 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 585 | 693 | 840 | 927 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 339 | 396 | 444 | 447 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 606 | 3 813 | 3 813 | 4 041 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 624 | 489 | 564 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 186 | 192 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 828 | 675 | 756 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 636 | 654 | 450 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 96 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 651 | 666 | 546 |
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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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