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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 10 111 | 10 490 | 9 412 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 33 002 | 33 619 | 34 600 | 34 208 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 145 506 | 149 270 | 152 152 | 155 922 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 5 239.1 | 5 579.2 | 5 948.0 | 6 405.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 006 | 37 376 | 39 092 | 41 083 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 189.0 | 1 295.7 | 1 379.9 | 1 495.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 171 | 8 681 | 9 070 | 9 588 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 127 567 | 130 310 | 132 784 | 135 151 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4 229.0 | 4 467.3 | 4 742.1 | 5 034.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 468.4 | 4 705.5 | 4 998.3 | 5 317.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 151 | 34 282 | 35 713 | 37 252 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 028 | 36 110 | 37 642 | 39 347 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.3 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 14 092 | 13 944 | 13 502 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 403.5 | 422.3 | 433.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 444.3 | 466.7 | 478.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 632 | 30 288 | 32 072 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 525 | 33 471 | 35 456 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 14 733 | 14 547 | 14 007 | 14 250 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 348 | 3 822 | 4 395 | 4 539 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 433 | 2 640 | 2 841 | 2 886 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 20 514 | 21 009 | 21 243 | 21 675 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 694 | 2 538 | 2 691 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 822 | 948 | 747 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 516 | 3 486 | 3 438 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 970 | 3 117 | 2 451 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 144 | 651 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 087 | 3 261 | 3 102 |
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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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