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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 9 728 | 8 826 | 7 900 | 7 892 | 8 250 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 22 738 | 25 375 | 28 380 | 30 004 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 147 008 | 152 813 | 159 603 | 165 728 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 7 078.6 | 7 587.9 | 8 339.2 | 9 192.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 48 151 | 49 655 | 52 250 | 55 467 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 992.4 | 2 167.9 | 2 393.7 | 2 661.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 13 553 | 14 187 | 14 998 | 16 061 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 29.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 141 130 | 145 718 | 153 479 | 160 292 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6 124.5 | 6 512.8 | 7 108.7 | 7 773.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 6 414.7 | 6 802.6 | 7 391.4 | 8 062.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 396 | 44 694 | 46 317 | 48 493 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 452 | 46 683 | 48 159 | 50 297 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.3 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.7 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 14.0 | 12.8 | 12.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 11 923 | 12 115 | 11 491 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 526.9 | 566.3 | 587.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 593.9 | 643.6 | 646.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 44 191 | 46 740 | 51 100 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 49 809 | 53 126 | 56 232 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 42 129 | 41 292 | 38 379 | 38 049 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 12 549 | 14 241 | 16 689 | 17 826 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 10 791 | 11 808 | 12 666 | 12 537 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 65 469 | 67 341 | 67 734 | 68 412 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 8 685 | 7 350 | 7 242 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 576 | 4 224 | 3 897 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 12 261 | 11 574 | 11 139 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 753 | 10 341 | 7 623 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 696 | 837 | 2 988 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 10 449 | 11 178 | 10 611 |
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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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