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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 468 | 1 251 | 1 289 | 1 181 | 1 221 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 191 | 4 407 | 4 530 | 4 447 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 611 | 21 066 | 21 604 | 21 972 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 796.1 | 848.3 | 904.4 | 961.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 627 | 40 269 | 41 863 | 43 756 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 188.9 | 206.8 | 218.6 | 233.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 163 | 9 818 | 10 118 | 10 607 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 935 | 19 283 | 19 670 | 19 855 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 684.6 | 726.9 | 767.9 | 816.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 718.4 | 759.2 | 800.9 | 847.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 157 | 37 697 | 39 039 | 41 117 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 938 | 39 371 | 40 716 | 42 698 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 52.3 | 52.1 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 47.7 | 47.9 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 26.7 | 25.9 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 798 | 1 715 | 1 674 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 47.0 | 46.7 | 48.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 53.6 | 52.1 | 52.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 137 | 27 205 | 28 798 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 797 | 30 387 | 31 571 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 079 | 2 010 | 1 896 | 1 932 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 594 | 711 | 822 | 837 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 219 | 282 | 294 | 303 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 892 | 3 003 | 3 012 | 3 072 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 444 | 363 | 348 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 168 | 153 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 588 | 531 | 501 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 534 | 483 | 405 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 93 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 552 | 507 | 498 |
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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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