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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 848 | 1 486 | 1 804 | 2 224 | 1 972 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 424 | 5 525 | 5 707 | 5 633 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 18 162 | 18 536 | 18 633 | 19 068 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 573.9 | 617.1 | 642.2 | 682.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 601 | 33 290 | 34 466 | 35 768 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 118.0 | 131.7 | 137.1 | 145.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 498 | 7 104 | 7 357 | 7 623 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 182 | 16 419 | 16 541 | 16 930 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 465.4 | 495.0 | 519.3 | 555.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 484.9 | 516.5 | 541.4 | 580.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 759 | 30 148 | 31 395 | 32 793 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 964 | 31 455 | 32 729 | 34 267 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.6 | 53.1 | 52.6 | 52.8 | - |
| Females | % | 46.4 | 46.9 | 47.4 | 47.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 931 | 2 916 | 2 696 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 84.4 | 86.1 | 78.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 87.0 | 90.8 | 85.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 799 | 29 540 | 28 929 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 699 | 31 140 | 31 793 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 388 | 2 325 | 2 259 | 2 286 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 879 | 981 | 1 086 | 1 104 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 927 | 1 011 | 1 116 | 1 161 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 194 | 4 317 | 4 461 | 4 551 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 390 | 420 | 369 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 297 | 267 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 588 | 717 | 636 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 513 | 357 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 48 | 222 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 546 | 561 | 579 |
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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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