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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 117 | 2 674 | 2 644 | 3 013 | 2 683 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 955 | 5 200 | 5 393 | 5 393 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 971 | 21 581 | 21 708 | 21 869 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 733.2 | 787.1 | 830.5 | 872.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 962 | 36 471 | 38 259 | 39 909 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 162.3 | 179.3 | 188.9 | 198.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 741 | 8 308 | 8 703 | 9 096 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 954 | 20 493 | 20 542 | 20 607 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 659.4 | 706.3 | 748.7 | 780.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 690.4 | 738.1 | 777.5 | 811.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 045 | 34 467 | 36 445 | 37 894 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 600 | 36 018 | 37 851 | 39 376 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.4 | 56.6 | 56.4 | 56.2 | - |
| Females | % | 43.6 | 43.4 | 43.6 | 43.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 614 | 1 554 | 1 434 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 37.1 | 38.9 | 36.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 40.7 | 42.6 | 40.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 983 | 25 010 | 25 237 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 204 | 27 413 | 28 022 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 812 | 1 740 | 1 635 | 1 653 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 543 | 624 | 723 | 771 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 414 | 447 | 483 | 474 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 769 | 2 811 | 2 841 | 2 898 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 354 | 360 | 378 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 147 | 138 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 489 | 507 | 516 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 432 | 492 | 378 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 27 | 138 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 447 | 519 | 516 |
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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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