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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 839 | 1 766 | 1 712 | 1 202 | 1 274 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 611 | 5 919 | 6 265 | 6 688 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 22 170 | 23 724 | 25 133 | 26 403 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 721.3 | 810.0 | 915.6 | 1 002.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 534 | 34 141 | 36 431 | 37 964 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 152.0 | 176.6 | 201.7 | 220.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 856 | 7 443 | 8 026 | 8 349 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 607 | 20 814 | 22 047 | 23 316 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 600.5 | 667.8 | 743.9 | 821.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 623.9 | 696.2 | 781.1 | 856.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 626 | 32 086 | 33 742 | 35 241 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 820 | 33 451 | 35 428 | 36 716 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.1 | 54.1 | 53.7 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.9 | 45.9 | 46.3 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.7 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 25.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 804 | 3 763 | 3 592 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 90.2 | 94.9 | 102.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 96.9 | 103.3 | 112.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 699 | 25 209 | 28 401 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 475 | 27 439 | 31 186 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 005 | 3 990 | 3 840 | 3 930 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 086 | 1 248 | 1 491 | 1 707 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 555 | 639 | 732 | 723 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 646 | 5 877 | 6 063 | 6 360 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 777 | 765 | 777 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 276 | 354 | 375 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 053 | 1 119 | 1 152 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 891 | 828 | 693 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 54 | 198 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 924 | 882 | 891 |
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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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