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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 997 | 1 828 | 1 652 | 2 108 | 1 801 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 429 | 7 802 | 8 283 | 8 337 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 32 926 | 33 458 | 33 514 | 34 135 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 340.6 | 1 396.4 | 1 461.1 | 1 560.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 717 | 41 735 | 43 597 | 45 710 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 329.5 | 349.0 | 364.7 | 390.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 008 | 10 432 | 10 881 | 11 445 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30 285 | 30 523 | 30 714 | 31 216 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 145.9 | 1 196.9 | 1 250.6 | 1 324.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 206.4 | 1 248.1 | 1 299.4 | 1 366.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 836 | 39 214 | 40 717 | 42 430 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 835 | 40 891 | 42 307 | 43 759 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.5 | 52.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.5 | 47.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.3 | 19.7 | 19.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 005 | 3 030 | 2 881 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 81.7 | 85.6 | 85.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 90.7 | 94.9 | 92.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 181 | 28 258 | 29 798 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 198 | 31 330 | 31 993 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 866 | 4 746 | 4 395 | 4 293 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 437 | 1 659 | 1 893 | 2 019 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 918 | 1 029 | 1 092 | 1 077 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 7 221 | 7 434 | 7 380 | 7 389 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 041 | 903 | 762 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 366 | 378 | 450 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 407 | 1 281 | 1 212 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 128 | 1 098 | 870 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 84 | 354 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 164 | 1 182 | 1 224 |
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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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