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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 5 282 | 4 498 | 5 081 | 4 666 | 4 425 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 539 | 7 034 | 7 744 | 8 190 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 33 275 | 34 897 | 35 501 | 36 996 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 105.6 | 1 200.5 | 1 279.6 | 1 386.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 228 | 34 402 | 36 044 | 37 483 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 235.0 | 261.5 | 277.2 | 301.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 062 | 7 493 | 7 808 | 8 159 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 31 826 | 33 277 | 34 044 | 35 532 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 026.7 | 1 123.7 | 1 199.3 | 1 304.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 070.8 | 1 164.1 | 1 243.8 | 1 343.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 261 | 33 767 | 35 227 | 36 716 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 646 | 34 982 | 36 536 | 37 802 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.8 | 56.7 | 56.6 | 56.8 | - |
| Females | % | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 43.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 643 | 2 704 | 2 614 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 50.2 | 53.3 | 52.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 54.7 | 57.8 | 56.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 005 | 19 701 | 19 906 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 20 689 | 21 381 | 21 621 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 877 | 2 862 | 2 685 | 2 805 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 876 | 990 | 1 161 | 1 260 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 498 | 552 | 594 | 591 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 251 | 4 404 | 4 440 | 4 656 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 642 | 648 | 699 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 324 | 318 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 822 | 972 | 1 017 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 663 | 795 | 537 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 198 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 687 | 831 | 735 |
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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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