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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 426 | 1 214 | 1 193 | 968 | 767 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 422 | 2 484 | 2 571 | 2 439 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 10 757 | 11 023 | 11 365 | 11 735 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 435.8 | 472.2 | 528.9 | 589.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 514 | 42 839 | 46 542 | 50 214 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 109.4 | 122.1 | 140.1 | 160.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 175 | 11 078 | 12 327 | 13 669 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 27.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 242 | 9 317 | 9 657 | 9 914 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 339.6 | 360.5 | 393.7 | 424.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 362.4 | 380.3 | 417.3 | 460.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 740 | 38 694 | 40 769 | 42 790 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 216 | 40 818 | 43 212 | 46 472 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.4 | - |
| Females | % | 48.7 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.6 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 365 | 1 353 | 1 279 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.8 | 49.5 | 57.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.9 | 55.5 | 64.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 546 | 36 578 | 44 737 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 016 | 40 992 | 50 512 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 142 | 2 091 | 2 013 | 1 977 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 564 | 636 | 714 | 732 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 582 | 624 | 678 | 678 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 288 | 3 351 | 3 405 | 3 387 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 396 | 390 | 357 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 210 | 192 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 525 | 600 | 549 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 492 | 471 | 309 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 45 | 144 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 504 | 516 | 453 |
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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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