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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 153 | 1 223 | 1 303 | 1 154 | 1 039 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 232 | 5 478 | 5 772 | 5 843 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 28 468 | 28 817 | 28 951 | 29 087 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 079.8 | 1 142.7 | 1 212.5 | 1 263.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 932 | 39 655 | 41 882 | 43 430 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 254.4 | 275.7 | 293.6 | 304.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 935 | 9 567 | 10 141 | 10 477 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25 803 | 26 015 | 26 117 | 26 270 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 917.6 | 961.5 | 1 014.9 | 1 062.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 953.3 | 996.8 | 1 055.4 | 1 094.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 563 | 36 961 | 38 860 | 40 425 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 947 | 38 317 | 40 410 | 41 648 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.5 | 53.2 | 53.1 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.5 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 916 | 3 768 | 3 541 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 107.2 | 112.9 | 111.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 116.2 | 121.1 | 120.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 363 | 29 955 | 31 351 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 679 | 32 127 | 34 001 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 233 | 4 128 | 3 849 | 3 738 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 446 | 1 593 | 1 872 | 1 938 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 750 | 843 | 897 | 939 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 6 429 | 6 564 | 6 618 | 6 615 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 819 | 651 | 621 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 363 | 330 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 143 | 1 014 | 951 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 990 | 1 026 | 741 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 63 | 279 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 053 | 1 089 | 1 020 |
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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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