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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 532 | 2 869 | 2 744 | 2 573 | 2 606 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 559 | 6 912 | 7 469 | 7 623 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 24 638 | 25 822 | 26 587 | 27 165 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 857.3 | 938.0 | 1 012.6 | 1 066.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 797 | 36 327 | 38 088 | 39 243 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 188.3 | 211.7 | 228.7 | 239.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 643 | 8 198 | 8 601 | 8 797 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 141 | 23 111 | 23 884 | 24 427 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 721.5 | 782.0 | 843.0 | 895.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 758.3 | 820.0 | 883.1 | 933.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 585 | 33 838 | 35 294 | 36 643 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 248 | 35 480 | 36 972 | 38 215 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.4 | 53.4 | 53.1 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.6 | 46.6 | 46.9 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.7 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 976 | 2 973 | 2 809 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 75.2 | 79.8 | 79.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 81.2 | 86.5 | 86.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 271 | 26 860 | 28 173 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 284 | 29 097 | 30 635 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 724 | 2 607 | 2 373 | 2 286 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 684 | 846 | 993 | 1 035 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 402 | 453 | 489 | 501 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 810 | 3 906 | 3 855 | 3 822 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 636 | 513 | 444 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 210 | 246 | 252 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 846 | 759 | 696 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 720 | 726 | 564 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 45 | 186 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 753 | 771 | 750 |
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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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