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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 716 | 1 611 | 1 645 | 1 316 | 1 235 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 094 | 4 330 | 4 571 | 4 464 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 675 | 21 000 | 21 005 | 21 422 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 704.8 | 740.9 | 770.6 | 807.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 090 | 35 279 | 36 686 | 37 711 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 153.8 | 165.4 | 171.3 | 178.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 440 | 7 874 | 8 155 | 8 315 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 238 | 20 469 | 20 405 | 20 634 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 653.3 | 684.9 | 712.7 | 745.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 678.1 | 709.3 | 735.7 | 768.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 283 | 33 460 | 34 928 | 36 149 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 504 | 34 654 | 36 056 | 37 241 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 44.7 | 45.0 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 11.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 15.0 | 15.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 828 | 1 888 | 1 808 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 40.2 | 42.0 | 41.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.4 | 45.3 | 44.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 994 | 22 267 | 22 960 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 741 | 23 997 | 24 620 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 331 | 2 217 | 2 190 | 2 139 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 612 | 723 | 891 | 927 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 387 | 453 | 486 | 483 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 330 | 3 393 | 3 567 | 3 549 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 492 | 534 | 429 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 219 | 156 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 684 | 753 | 585 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 597 | 534 | 456 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 147 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 627 | 561 | 603 |
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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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