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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 9 634 | 8 925 | 8 313 | 5 694 | 6 088 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 14 523 | 15 300 | 16 292 | 16 730 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 71 555 | 73 908 | 76 539 | 78 365 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 334.8 | 2 507.3 | 2 738.7 | 2 917.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 630 | 33 925 | 35 782 | 37 229 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 495.3 | 546.9 | 598.8 | 639.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 922 | 7 399 | 7 823 | 8 158 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 67 735 | 69 601 | 72 432 | 74 598 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 081.4 | 2 225.3 | 2 425.5 | 2 588.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 166.7 | 2 314.8 | 2 530.4 | 2 690.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 729 | 31 972 | 33 486 | 34 699 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 987 | 33 259 | 34 934 | 36 062 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.5 | 54.2 | 54.4 | 54.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.5 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 45.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 7 963 | 7 834 | 7 335 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 194.7 | 207.2 | 210.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 209.9 | 223.9 | 227.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 454 | 26 448 | 28 674 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 356 | 28 582 | 31 003 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 9 195 | 8 889 | 8 493 | 8 382 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 241 | 2 631 | 3 132 | 3 495 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 659 | 1 899 | 2 100 | 2 091 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 13 095 | 13 419 | 13 725 | 13 968 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 007 | 2 016 | 1 875 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 723 | 807 | 843 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 730 | 2 823 | 2 718 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 253 | 2 418 | 1 809 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 123 | 579 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 310 | 2 541 | 2 388 |
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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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