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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 526 | 1 450 | 1 541 | 1 500 | 1 687 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 740 | 7 774 | 7 896 | 7 802 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 29 256 | 29 547 | 29 978 | 30 829 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 233.0 | 1 282.2 | 1 372.2 | 1 477.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 147 | 43 395 | 45 775 | 47 918 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 307.1 | 325.2 | 350.8 | 376.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 495 | 11 005 | 11 703 | 12 198 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.9 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25 073 | 25 048 | 25 179 | 25 651 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 978.5 | 1 008.1 | 1 053.5 | 1 116.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 047.8 | 1 074.2 | 1 123.7 | 1 193.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 024 | 40 247 | 41 839 | 43 524 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 791 | 42 886 | 44 630 | 46 542 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.8 | 51.7 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.3 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.6 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.4 | 27.5 | 28.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 213 | 2 223 | 2 185 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 61.5 | 65.7 | 69.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 70.8 | 75.4 | 80.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 791 | 29 556 | 31 868 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 999 | 33 899 | 36 749 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 852 | 3 831 | 3 591 | 3 756 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 260 | 1 407 | 1 593 | 1 638 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 930 | 999 | 1 065 | 1 044 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 6 042 | 6 237 | 6 249 | 6 438 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 813 | 723 | 837 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 273 | 381 | 273 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 086 | 1 104 | 1 110 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 831 | 954 | 660 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 72 | 249 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 885 | 1 026 | 909 |
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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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