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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 030 | 1 400 | 1 236 | 1 623 | 1 298 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 163 | 4 360 | 4 571 | 4 521 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 19 412 | 19 843 | 20 038 | 20 408 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 706.1 | 744.6 | 790.0 | 837.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 376 | 37 524 | 39 426 | 41 030 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 160.6 | 172.8 | 183.8 | 194.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 275 | 8 710 | 9 173 | 9 549 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 845 | 18 247 | 18 460 | 18 788 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 628.6 | 668.0 | 707.6 | 750.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 659.8 | 697.9 | 736.5 | 779.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 223 | 36 609 | 38 329 | 39 965 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 976 | 38 246 | 39 896 | 41 506 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 52.1 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 47.9 | 47.5 | 47.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.9 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 30.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 635 | 1 664 | 1 584 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 36.3 | 35.9 | 36.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 40.1 | 39.3 | 39.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 180 | 21 575 | 22 700 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 512 | 23 623 | 24 969 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 397 | 2 373 | 2 238 | 2 310 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 738 | 852 | 951 | 1 017 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 390 | 450 | 492 | 468 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 525 | 3 675 | 3 681 | 3 795 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 537 | 513 | 543 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 171 | 186 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 714 | 684 | 729 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 570 | 399 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 21 | 183 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 561 | 591 | 582 |
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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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