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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 639 | 779 | 689 | 967 | 814 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 761 | 4 835 | 5 143 | 5 352 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 748 | 18 268 | 18 585 | 18 919 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 711.3 | 781.7 | 859.1 | 891.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 079 | 42 793 | 46 226 | 47 122 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 174.5 | 199.3 | 224.0 | 226.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 834 | 10 910 | 12 051 | 11 980 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.5 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 25.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 566 | 14 672 | 14 831 | 15 064 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 516.3 | 546.9 | 578.3 | 611.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 549.1 | 587.0 | 613.6 | 648.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 444 | 37 273 | 38 991 | 40 571 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 698 | 40 006 | 41 373 | 43 052 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.4 | 47.3 | 48.0 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.8 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.8 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 17.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 664 | 2 637 | 2 456 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 78.9 | 81.3 | 78.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 89.8 | 90.3 | 90.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 625 | 30 820 | 32 110 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 701 | 34 262 | 36 707 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 249 | 3 156 | 3 036 | 2 973 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 936 | 1 032 | 1 164 | 1 191 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 576 | 630 | 666 | 657 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 761 | 4 818 | 4 866 | 4 821 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 597 | 528 | 504 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 237 | 183 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 804 | 765 | 687 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 717 | 645 | 477 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 63 | 207 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 750 | 708 | 684 |
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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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