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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 247 | 1 008 | 878 | 1 024 | 1 268 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 716 | 5 135 | 5 296 | 5 092 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 252 | 20 758 | 21 369 | 21 859 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 704.8 | 748.3 | 808.1 | 858.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 799 | 36 049 | 37 817 | 39 292 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 152.5 | 166.9 | 180.1 | 190.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 531 | 8 042 | 8 429 | 8 715 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 113 | 18 785 | 19 267 | 19 514 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 586.6 | 631.1 | 673.0 | 708.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 620.2 | 664.0 | 706.8 | 747.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 387 | 33 595 | 34 931 | 36 297 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 242 | 35 346 | 36 682 | 38 305 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.1 | 53.5 | 53.6 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.9 | 46.5 | 46.4 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 454 | 2 213 | 2 134 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 65.9 | 55.4 | 58.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 72.2 | 62.2 | 65.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 843 | 25 032 | 27 282 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 427 | 28 089 | 30 900 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 655 | 2 601 | 2 553 | 2 571 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 705 | 735 | 861 | 936 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 513 | 558 | 606 | 621 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 873 | 3 894 | 4 020 | 4 128 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 390 | 459 | 426 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 153 | 177 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 528 | 612 | 603 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 459 | 492 | 318 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 33 | 138 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 483 | 525 | 456 |
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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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