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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 595 | 1 403 | 1 384 | 1 365 | 1 474 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 729 | 6 797 | 6 905 | 6 793 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 27 836 | 27 887 | 27 831 | 28 262 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 137.0 | 1 170.0 | 1 229.4 | 1 295.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 848 | 41 955 | 44 173 | 45 847 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 279.3 | 292.8 | 309.0 | 322.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 033 | 10 500 | 11 101 | 11 394 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 24.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 746 | 24 521 | 24 282 | 24 339 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 931.1 | 951.3 | 978.8 | 1 021.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 994.7 | 1 012.8 | 1 044.8 | 1 089.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 627 | 38 796 | 40 308 | 41 973 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 195 | 41 302 | 43 028 | 44 751 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.9 | 52.4 | 52.6 | 52.5 | - |
| Females | % | 47.1 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 47.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 16.0 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 181 | 2 149 | 2 055 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 57.8 | 59.8 | 61.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 66.7 | 68.6 | 70.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 511 | 27 827 | 29 699 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 599 | 31 909 | 34 483 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 246 | 3 165 | 2 913 | 2 916 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 047 | 1 131 | 1 320 | 1 359 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 393 | 420 | 486 | 501 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 686 | 4 716 | 4 719 | 4 776 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 597 | 525 | 552 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 246 | 210 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 762 | 771 | 762 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 666 | 765 | 573 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 18 | 183 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 690 | 783 | 756 |
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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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