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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 739 | 1 938 | 2 194 | 2 308 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 13 175 | 14 385 | 15 321 | 16 137 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 573.6 | 649.3 | 724.0 | 811.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 538 | 45 137 | 47 256 | 50 274 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 144.4 | 167.3 | 186.8 | 209.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 962 | 11 631 | 12 196 | 12 995 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 430 | 13 464 | 14 358 | 15 125 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 516.9 | 583.2 | 649.0 | 733.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 537.9 | 603.6 | 668.8 | 755.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 581 | 43 313 | 45 204 | 48 503 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 274 | 44 834 | 46 582 | 49 964 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.0 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.5 | - |
| Females | % | 50.0 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.2 | 33.5 | 32.4 | 31.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.7 | 21.2 | 22.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 963 | 1 016 | 992 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 30.8 | 35.3 | 34.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.1 | 38.1 | 38.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 989 | 34 778 | 35 175 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 403 | 37 534 | 38 471 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 245 | 1 263 | 1 239 | 1 224 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 342 | 396 | 477 | 516 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 222 | 261 | 291 | 315 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 809 | 1 920 | 2 007 | 2 055 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 315 | 270 | 252 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 126 | 129 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 441 | 396 | 381 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 351 | 327 | 267 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 66 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 369 | 345 | 333 |
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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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