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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 12 857 | 13 085 | 13 380 | 12 732 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 58 476 | 60 567 | 62 764 | 65 986 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 3 270.4 | 3 585.9 | 4 039.0 | 4 591.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 55 927 | 59 206 | 64 352 | 69 580 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 997.1 | 1 117.9 | 1 282.8 | 1 472.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 17 052 | 18 457 | 20 439 | 22 311 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 30.5 | 31.2 | 31.8 | 32.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 46 435 | 47 229 | 49 018 | 51 253 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 111.1 | 2 281.9 | 2 474.3 | 2 739.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 299.8 | 2 467.3 | 2 699.8 | 3 015.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 45 463 | 48 315 | 50 478 | 53 443 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 49 527 | 52 241 | 55 078 | 58 837 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.1 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 52.6 | - |
| Females | % | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 47.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.7 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 35.8 | 35.7 | 35.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 666 | 5 700 | 5 567 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 386.0 | 422.5 | 465.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 435.5 | 482.8 | 530.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 68 127 | 74 126 | 83 604 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 76 852 | 84 708 | 95 280 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 17 439 | 16 968 | 16 206 | 16 233 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 757 | 6 330 | 7 191 | 7 476 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 563 | 5 115 | 5 529 | 5 484 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 27 759 | 28 413 | 28 926 | 29 193 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 108 | 2 799 | 2 919 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 317 | 1 557 | 1 425 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 425 | 4 356 | 4 344 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 525 | 3 741 | 2 802 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 300 | 1 194 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 3 750 | 4 041 | 3 996 |
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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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