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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 787 | 877 | 772 | 866 | 940 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 010 | 3 319 | 3 573 | 3 779 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 16 982 | 17 957 | 18 660 | 19 606 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 597.8 | 650.4 | 707.6 | 764.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 203 | 36 222 | 37 922 | 39 009 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 132.4 | 147.0 | 159.5 | 171.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 796 | 8 188 | 8 546 | 8 757 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 337 | 17 280 | 17 960 | 18 842 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 545.5 | 597.1 | 645.3 | 703.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 567.3 | 617.6 | 667.1 | 725.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 390 | 34 556 | 35 927 | 37 340 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 723 | 35 743 | 37 141 | 38 507 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.4 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.7 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.9 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.3 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 613 | 1 645 | 1 554 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 38.2 | 40.2 | 39.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 41.1 | 43.3 | 41.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 697 | 24 437 | 25 414 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 478 | 26 298 | 26 983 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 533 | 1 533 | 1 509 | 1 560 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 438 | 504 | 642 | 627 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 159 | 186 | 207 | 210 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 130 | 2 223 | 2 358 | 2 397 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 354 | 366 | 345 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 174 | 147 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 441 | 540 | 492 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 414 | 387 | 297 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 30 | 87 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 420 | 417 | 384 |
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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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