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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 4 652 | 3 801 | 3 581 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 15.9 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 460 | 5 872 | 6 221 | 6 279 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 23 468 | 24 459 | 25 218 | 26 168 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 738.7 | 802.5 | 873.0 | 940.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 477 | 32 809 | 34 617 | 35 931 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 150.1 | 167.5 | 182.2 | 197.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 396 | 6 849 | 7 226 | 7 555 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 658 | 22 637 | 23 501 | 24 582 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 655.5 | 712.1 | 775.9 | 841.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 682.6 | 740.4 | 805.5 | 871.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 266 | 31 459 | 33 017 | 34 227 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 519 | 32 707 | 34 273 | 35 460 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.1 | 58.0 | 57.5 | 56.9 | - |
| Females | % | 41.9 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 43.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.0 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 197 | 2 162 | 2 059 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 49.6 | 51.9 | 52.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 53.0 | 56.3 | 57.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 589 | 24 005 | 25 381 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 113 | 26 021 | 27 663 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 301 | 2 295 | 2 136 | 2 085 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 432 | 492 | 585 | 594 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 282 | 309 | 348 | 366 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 015 | 3 096 | 3 069 | 3 045 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 432 | 405 | 459 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 147 | 120 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 531 | 552 | 579 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 426 | 465 | 429 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 15 | 117 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 456 | 480 | 546 |
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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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