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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 653 | 575 | 539 | 556 | 584 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 978 | 3 001 | 3 010 | 2 822 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 14 967 | 15 234 | 15 450 | 15 660 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 924.7 | 995.8 | 1 062.1 | 1 150.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 61 784 | 65 369 | 68 744 | 73 493 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 291.2 | 319.8 | 343.3 | 372.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 19 454 | 20 990 | 22 219 | 23 783 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 31.5 | 32.1 | 32.3 | 32.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 410 | 11 428 | 11 447 | 11 456 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 588.4 | 610.7 | 630.2 | 677.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 652.5 | 681.9 | 703.5 | 754.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 51 566 | 53 436 | 55 056 | 59 134 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 57 188 | 59 672 | 61 456 | 65 823 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 50.3 | - |
| Females | % | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 49.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 16.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.5 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.9 | 16.1 | 16.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 34.3 | 34.6 | 35.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 205 | 1 200 | 1 173 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 95.9 | 108.0 | 115.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 110.9 | 123.4 | 128.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 79 621 | 90 025 | 98 544 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 92 053 | 102 823 | 109 854 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 886 | 2 751 | 2 694 | 2 634 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 963 | 1 074 | 1 149 | 1 206 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 438 | 468 | 492 | 465 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 287 | 4 293 | 4 335 | 4 305 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 462 | 465 | 333 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 174 | 159 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 645 | 639 | 492 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 636 | 456 | 441 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 39 | 120 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 663 | 495 | 561 |
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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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