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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 931 | 2 193 | 2 346 | 1 918 | 1 664 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 150 | 5 442 | 5 907 | 6 139 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 23 964 | 24 005 | 24 037 | 24 307 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 868.4 | 896.3 | 936.0 | 976.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 240 | 37 337 | 38 940 | 40 170 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 197.3 | 207.0 | 215.1 | 222.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 234 | 8 624 | 8 948 | 9 161 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 22 476 | 22 366 | 22 435 | 22 742 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 782.7 | 807.4 | 848.2 | 890.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 812.6 | 835.8 | 870.5 | 908.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 822 | 36 101 | 37 805 | 39 157 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 152 | 37 369 | 38 799 | 39 967 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 550 | 2 568 | 2 454 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 56.5 | 58.5 | 58.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 61.8 | 63.3 | 62.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 150 | 22 771 | 23 648 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 237 | 24 649 | 25 275 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 114 | 2 898 | 2 700 | 2 694 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 828 | 957 | 1 179 | 1 284 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 567 | 615 | 651 | 639 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 509 | 4 470 | 4 530 | 4 617 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 690 | 546 | 582 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 291 | 279 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 921 | 837 | 861 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 783 | 807 | 519 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 42 | 234 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 834 | 849 | 753 |
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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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