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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 556 | 2 547 | 2 653 | 3 039 | 2 398 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 086 | 10 581 | 11 030 | 10 860 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 31 205 | 31 957 | 32 755 | 33 282 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 035.7 | 1 095.2 | 1 167.0 | 1 258.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 191 | 34 273 | 35 630 | 37 799 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 218.6 | 238.4 | 253.0 | 274.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 007 | 7 461 | 7 723 | 8 231 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25 841 | 26 810 | 27 328 | 27 526 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 794.0 | 853.3 | 899.3 | 941.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 836.5 | 896.7 | 950.5 | 998.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 728 | 31 828 | 32 907 | 34 196 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 372 | 33 446 | 34 782 | 36 267 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.4 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 45.8 | 46.1 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.8 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 943 | 5 577 | 5 183 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 166.6 | 137.9 | 131.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 173.5 | 152.9 | 147.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 032 | 24 725 | 25 337 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 193 | 27 422 | 28 517 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 322 | 5 085 | 4 863 | 4 770 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 518 | 1 656 | 1 827 | 1 842 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 167 | 1 245 | 1 377 | 1 353 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 8 007 | 7 986 | 8 067 | 7 965 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 657 | 627 | 657 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 282 | 324 | 354 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 939 | 951 | 1 011 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 906 | 858 | 708 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 36 | 345 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 966 | 894 | 1 053 |
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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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