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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 470 | 1 742 | 1 436 | 1 873 | 1 479 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 362 | 3 520 | 3 757 | 3 800 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 18 595 | 19 245 | 19 387 | 19 872 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 695.3 | 742.8 | 787.7 | 843.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 391 | 38 599 | 40 631 | 42 428 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 165.1 | 179.4 | 190.7 | 204.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 880 | 9 321 | 9 835 | 10 268 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 753 | 18 257 | 18 396 | 18 919 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 633.6 | 672.8 | 710.2 | 760.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 665.1 | 702.9 | 743.4 | 792.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 690 | 36 849 | 38 607 | 40 200 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 463 | 38 502 | 40 413 | 41 865 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.2 | 49.1 | - |
| Females | % | 50.5 | 50.5 | 50.8 | 50.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 38.5 | 39.2 | 38.9 | 39.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.1 | 30.7 | 31.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 314 | 1 341 | 1 263 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.8 | 34.8 | 37.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 37.1 | 39.6 | 42.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 928 | 25 919 | 29 743 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 240 | 29 558 | 33 606 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 580 | 2 517 | 2 349 | 2 298 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 717 | 807 | 912 | 936 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 579 | 642 | 675 | 690 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 876 | 3 966 | 3 936 | 3 924 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 585 | 465 | 492 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 204 | 183 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 750 | 669 | 675 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 603 | 675 | 507 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 30 | 132 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 636 | 705 | 639 |
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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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