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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 3 137 | 2 980 | 3 526 | 3 235 | 3 009 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 724 | 7 098 | 7 548 | 7 505 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 36 405 | 36 253 | 35 996 | 35 926 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 303.8 | 1 348.7 | 1 387.3 | 1 426.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 812 | 37 202 | 38 541 | 39 704 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 295.6 | 313.3 | 318.7 | 326.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 119 | 8 641 | 8 855 | 9 086 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 34 505 | 34 296 | 34 116 | 33 831 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 178.2 | 1 218.3 | 1 262.0 | 1 298.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 233.4 | 1 268.4 | 1 307.5 | 1 338.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 145 | 35 524 | 36 990 | 38 374 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 745 | 36 984 | 38 325 | 39 567 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.7 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.3 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.2 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 125 | 3 020 | 2 820 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 69.5 | 69.5 | 67.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.4 | 76.0 | 72.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 255 | 22 997 | 24 029 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 143 | 25 160 | 25 775 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 930 | 3 858 | 3 738 | 3 843 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 158 | 1 353 | 1 611 | 1 707 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 585 | 642 | 696 | 693 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 673 | 5 853 | 6 045 | 6 243 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 873 | 822 | 759 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 258 | 321 | 369 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 131 | 1 143 | 1 128 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 873 | 951 | 777 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 51 | 279 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 900 | 1 002 | 1 056 |
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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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