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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 326 | 1 110 | 1 020 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 682 | 4 994 | 5 257 | 5 144 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 23 384 | 23 767 | 23 955 | 24 184 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 988.6 | 1 049.7 | 1 108.7 | 1 190.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 279 | 44 166 | 46 285 | 49 209 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 242.9 | 265.7 | 283.2 | 307.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 387 | 11 179 | 11 821 | 12 696 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 001 | 22 561 | 22 599 | 22 899 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 862.7 | 925.5 | 964.1 | 1 034.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 889.9 | 949.9 | 993.1 | 1 066.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 210 | 41 024 | 42 662 | 45 164 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 450 | 42 102 | 43 943 | 46 567 | - |
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| Males | % | 59.5 | 58.9 | 58.8 | 58.2 | - |
| Females | % | 40.5 | 41.1 | 41.2 | 41.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.8 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 25.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 028 | 2 811 | 2 484 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 125.6 | 108.2 | 89.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 122.7 | 110.4 | 95.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 41 482 | 38 509 | 35 836 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 520 | 39 267 | 38 594 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 706 | 2 538 | 2 364 | 2 340 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 918 | 1 005 | 1 134 | 1 197 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 780 | 849 | 912 | 906 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 404 | 4 392 | 4 410 | 4 443 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 459 | 378 | 456 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 213 | 273 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 627 | 591 | 729 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 567 | 456 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 48 | 204 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 570 | 615 | 660 |
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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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