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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 6 540 | 8 299 | 6 442 | 6 886 | 8 640 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 24 809 | 26 147 | 29 285 | 30 487 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 117 262 | 119 094 | 121 400 | 124 536 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 378.0 | 4 585.9 | 4 870.5 | 5 136.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 336 | 38 506 | 40 120 | 41 246 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 017.3 | 1 086.9 | 1 147.2 | 1 200.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 675 | 9 127 | 9 450 | 9 641 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 111 966 | 112 790 | 115 618 | 119 287 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 984.1 | 4 149.0 | 4 426.9 | 4 717.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 132.8 | 4 286.3 | 4 547.5 | 4 810.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 583 | 36 785 | 38 289 | 39 545 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 912 | 38 003 | 39 332 | 40 324 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.8 | 54.8 | 54.7 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.3 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.2 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 11 215 | 11 405 | 11 172 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 260.6 | 277.1 | 282.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 283.9 | 300.2 | 303.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 241 | 24 298 | 25 256 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 312 | 26 325 | 27 155 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 17 982 | 18 045 | 17 028 | 16 986 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 809 | 5 802 | 7 167 | 7 761 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 594 | 3 924 | 4 230 | 4 239 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 26 385 | 27 771 | 28 425 | 28 986 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 437 | 3 789 | 3 615 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 563 | 1 938 | 1 860 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 6 000 | 5 727 | 5 475 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 431 | 4 776 | 3 687 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 327 | 1 371 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 671 | 5 103 | 5 058 |
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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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