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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 861 | 1 695 | 1 694 | 1 849 | 2 225 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 061 | 6 745 | 6 941 | 6 641 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 24 836 | 24 947 | 25 294 | 26 050 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 822.1 | 848.3 | 896.1 | 963.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 100 | 34 005 | 35 428 | 36 997 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 174.9 | 185.2 | 193.8 | 209.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 042 | 7 423 | 7 664 | 8 030 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 077 | 22 565 | 22 692 | 23 145 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 656.5 | 696.3 | 724.0 | 766.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 692.5 | 730.4 | 761.7 | 808.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 737 | 30 858 | 31 908 | 33 120 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 366 | 32 370 | 33 566 | 34 932 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.1 | 53.0 | 53.0 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 46.9 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 682 | 2 837 | 2 907 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 108.2 | 77.2 | 81.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 115.7 | 85.0 | 92.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 377 | 27 221 | 28 084 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 433 | 29 944 | 31 688 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 807 | 3 684 | 3 510 | 3 633 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 125 | 1 245 | 1 434 | 1 515 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 963 | 1 053 | 1 134 | 1 125 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 895 | 5 982 | 6 078 | 6 273 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 585 | 573 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 327 | 333 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 891 | 912 | 906 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 624 | 693 | 579 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 69 | 231 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 666 | 762 | 810 |
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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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