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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 619 | 1 839 | 1 967 | 1 608 | 1 395 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 328 | 4 586 | 5 014 | 5 225 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 142 | 20 228 | 20 406 | 20 686 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 729.9 | 755.3 | 794.6 | 831.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 240 | 37 337 | 38 940 | 40 170 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 165.8 | 174.5 | 182.6 | 189.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 234 | 8 624 | 8 948 | 9 161 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 892 | 18 847 | 19 046 | 19 355 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 657.9 | 680.4 | 720.0 | 757.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 683.0 | 704.3 | 739.0 | 773.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 822 | 36 101 | 37 805 | 39 157 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 152 | 37 369 | 38 799 | 39 967 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 143 | 2 164 | 2 083 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 47.5 | 49.3 | 49.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.9 | 53.3 | 52.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 150 | 22 771 | 23 648 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 237 | 24 649 | 25 275 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 811 | 2 622 | 2 388 | 2 388 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 918 | 1 032 | 1 194 | 1 284 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 669 | 723 | 765 | 789 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 398 | 4 377 | 4 347 | 4 461 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 582 | 486 | 471 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 201 | 243 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 780 | 687 | 714 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 675 | 699 | 426 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 39 | 111 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 720 | 738 | 537 |
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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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