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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 904 | 1 134 | 1 170 | 1 369 | 1 250 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 566 | 5 812 | 6 109 | 6 015 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 21 437 | 22 375 | 23 162 | 24 242 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 793.9 | 863.3 | 934.2 | 1 019.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 036 | 38 582 | 40 333 | 42 065 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 182.2 | 205.2 | 220.4 | 240.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 499 | 9 172 | 9 517 | 9 908 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 016 | 19 662 | 20 399 | 21 087 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 648.8 | 697.4 | 753.1 | 812.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 684.8 | 733.5 | 790.6 | 852.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 117 | 35 471 | 36 919 | 38 540 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 012 | 37 304 | 38 755 | 40 418 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.0 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 887 | 1 882 | 1 896 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 54.2 | 55.9 | 58.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 60.1 | 62.0 | 65.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 719 | 29 690 | 30 876 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 854 | 32 921 | 34 476 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 926 | 1 830 | 1 797 | 1 767 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 576 | 681 | 747 | 789 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 342 | 357 | 411 | 390 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 844 | 2 868 | 2 955 | 2 946 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 312 | 366 | 336 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 162 | 162 | 129 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 474 | 528 | 465 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 435 | 432 | 333 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 39 | 81 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 456 | 471 | 414 |
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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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