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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 10 501 | 8 166 | 9 566 | 6 904 | 8 086 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.6 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 17 185 | 18 541 | 20 338 | 20 895 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 101 469 | 103 157 | 105 189 | 106 660 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 3 812.3 | 4 026.7 | 4 315.3 | 4 504.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 571 | 39 035 | 41 024 | 42 228 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 885.3 | 957.7 | 1 027.9 | 1 063.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 724 | 9 284 | 9 772 | 9 968 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 98 767 | 100 253 | 102 117 | 103 600 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 511.9 | 3 707.3 | 3 964.0 | 4 177.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 3 632.8 | 3 820.9 | 4 072.2 | 4 259.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 558 | 36 979 | 38 818 | 40 325 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 781 | 38 112 | 39 878 | 41 118 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.3 | 54.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 45.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 8 448 | 8 361 | 8 028 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 220.4 | 227.3 | 226.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 237.9 | 245.9 | 249.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 091 | 27 186 | 28 267 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 163 | 29 410 | 31 060 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 11 238 | 10 803 | 9 840 | 9 558 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 288 | 3 987 | 4 740 | 4 860 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 926 | 2 121 | 2 289 | 2 307 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 16 452 | 16 911 | 16 869 | 16 725 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 376 | 2 061 | 1 857 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 909 | 1 113 | 1 023 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 285 | 3 174 | 2 880 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 661 | 3 021 | 2 043 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 171 | 738 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 757 | 3 192 | 2 781 |
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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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