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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 108 | 1 025 | 996 | 1 028 | 1 253 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 383 | 5 423 | 5 570 | 5 343 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 25 249 | 25 787 | 26 524 | 27 337 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 430.1 | 1 520.8 | 1 667.3 | 1 820.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 56 641 | 58 974 | 62 861 | 66 584 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 430.6 | 465.6 | 514.9 | 564.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 17 052 | 18 055 | 19 411 | 20 658 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 30.1 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 31.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 20 430 | 20 552 | 20 963 | 21 338 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 009.0 | 1 048.8 | 1 122.1 | 1 200.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 099.3 | 1 144.4 | 1 220.5 | 1 314.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 49 388 | 51 031 | 53 530 | 56 273 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 53 806 | 55 681 | 58 221 | 61 601 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.9 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 32.3 | 32.1 | 32.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 870 | 1 865 | 1 845 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 118.8 | 126.1 | 138.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 137.5 | 144.1 | 157.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 63 524 | 67 612 | 75 255 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 73 507 | 77 258 | 85 179 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 261 | 3 135 | 3 051 | 3 057 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 227 | 1 377 | 1 485 | 1 548 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 441 | 513 | 519 | 540 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 929 | 5 025 | 5 055 | 5 145 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 597 | 591 | 579 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 273 | 255 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 810 | 864 | 834 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 732 | 612 | 609 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 48 | 183 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 777 | 660 | 792 |
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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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