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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 7 266 | 7 790 | 8 666 | 7 508 | 6 767 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 25 756 | 27 022 | 28 486 | 29 022 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 140 826 | 142 352 | 143 684 | 144 759 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 5 389.0 | 5 647.4 | 6 005.4 | 6 262.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 267 | 39 672 | 41 796 | 43 264 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 265.4 | 1 352.8 | 1 442.1 | 1 496.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 986 | 9 504 | 10 037 | 10 337 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 132 545 | 133 254 | 134 282 | 135 268 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4 778.7 | 4 995.0 | 5 298.6 | 5 557.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 963.9 | 5 157.5 | 5 465.7 | 5 698.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 054 | 37 485 | 39 459 | 41 082 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 451 | 38 704 | 40 703 | 42 127 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.2 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.8 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 14 174 | 13 815 | 13 091 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 381.7 | 397.1 | 396.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 413.9 | 429.7 | 431.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 929 | 28 741 | 30 259 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 205 | 31 106 | 32 973 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 17 070 | 16 413 | 15 174 | 14 889 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 283 | 5 907 | 6 933 | 7 227 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 838 | 3 177 | 3 426 | 3 525 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 25 191 | 25 497 | 25 533 | 25 641 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 375 | 2 793 | 2 601 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 230 | 1 458 | 1 332 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 605 | 4 251 | 3 933 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 173 | 4 305 | 2 949 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 228 | 1 104 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 365 | 4 533 | 4 053 |
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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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