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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 750 | 1 829 | 1 579 | 1 513 | 1 860 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 119 | 4 558 | 5 028 | 5 263 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 25 162 | 25 781 | 25 931 | 25 934 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 912.0 | 962.5 | 1 009.4 | 1 039.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 245 | 37 333 | 38 928 | 40 063 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 206.6 | 222.1 | 231.2 | 236.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 211 | 8 613 | 8 916 | 9 113 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 054 | 24 574 | 24 811 | 24 930 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 841.6 | 890.6 | 944.9 | 986.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 869.1 | 912.1 | 959.9 | 992.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 990 | 36 242 | 38 086 | 39 561 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 133 | 37 116 | 38 689 | 39 805 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 55.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.5 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 44.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 561 | 2 569 | 2 430 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 59.6 | 62.2 | 60.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 64.8 | 68.2 | 64.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 288 | 24 209 | 24 967 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 293 | 26 549 | 26 658 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 588 | 3 435 | 3 333 | 3 345 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 987 | 1 191 | 1 476 | 1 617 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 387 | 435 | 510 | 492 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 962 | 5 061 | 5 319 | 5 454 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 915 | 780 | 645 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 348 | 366 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 239 | 1 128 | 1 011 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 921 | 939 | 675 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 75 | 267 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 948 | 1 014 | 942 |
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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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