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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 691 | 1 495 | 1 468 | 1 646 | 1 858 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 8 691 | 10 472 | 10 361 | 9 776 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 31 927 | 30 817 | 31 639 | 32 698 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 063.0 | 1 023.1 | 1 100.1 | 1 188.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 294 | 33 198 | 34 771 | 36 341 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 220.3 | 217.0 | 232.5 | 249.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 901 | 7 042 | 7 349 | 7 629 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25 771 | 26 212 | 26 320 | 26 717 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 774.8 | 804.0 | 836.7 | 886.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 816.0 | 839.9 | 879.5 | 932.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 065 | 30 673 | 31 790 | 33 165 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 664 | 32 043 | 33 415 | 34 915 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 53.9 | 53.6 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 46.1 | 46.4 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 7 683 | 5 290 | 5 793 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 247.0 | 131.9 | 152.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 246.2 | 141.6 | 169.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 146 | 24 925 | 26 267 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 040 | 26 771 | 29 253 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 958 | 5 697 | 5 508 | 5 556 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 767 | 1 887 | 2 070 | 2 088 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 134 | 1 239 | 1 344 | 1 374 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 8 859 | 8 823 | 8 922 | 9 018 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 732 | 765 | 723 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 315 | 402 | 408 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 047 | 1 167 | 1 131 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 909 | 1 008 | 753 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 93 | 369 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 999 | 1 101 | 1 122 |
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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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