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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 5 220 | 5 928 | 6 342 | 5 185 | 4 498 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 13 967 | 14 812 | 16 167 | 16 810 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 64 995 | 65 337 | 65 790 | 66 558 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 355.4 | 2 439.5 | 2 561.9 | 2 673.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 240 | 37 337 | 38 940 | 40 170 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 535.1 | 563.5 | 588.7 | 609.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 234 | 8 624 | 8 948 | 9 161 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 60 961 | 60 876 | 61 404 | 62 274 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 122.8 | 2 197.7 | 2 321.4 | 2 438.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 203.8 | 2 274.9 | 2 382.4 | 2 488.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 822 | 36 101 | 37 805 | 39 157 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 152 | 37 369 | 38 799 | 39 967 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 915 | 6 990 | 6 717 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 153.2 | 159.2 | 158.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 167.6 | 172.3 | 169.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 150 | 22 771 | 23 648 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 237 | 24 649 | 25 275 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 558 | 9 090 | 8 412 | 8 370 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 796 | 3 216 | 3 855 | 4 128 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 824 | 1 977 | 2 130 | 2 121 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 14 178 | 14 283 | 14 397 | 14 619 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 130 | 1 803 | 1 725 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 726 | 948 | 912 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 856 | 2 751 | 2 637 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 406 | 2 439 | 1 641 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 147 | 642 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 529 | 2 586 | 2 283 |
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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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