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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 308 | 1 068 | 1 045 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 147 | 3 317 | 3 530 | 3 611 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 15 661 | 16 831 | 17 205 | 17 820 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 507.5 | 566.4 | 614.4 | 665.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 405 | 33 652 | 35 708 | 37 336 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 104.8 | 119.9 | 130.7 | 142.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 692 | 7 125 | 7 595 | 8 018 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 456 | 15 440 | 15 850 | 16 413 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 451.2 | 503.8 | 546.3 | 590.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 469.5 | 522.9 | 568.1 | 611.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 209 | 32 630 | 34 465 | 35 989 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 479 | 33 864 | 35 844 | 37 257 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.8 | 53.7 | 53.4 | 53.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.6 | 46.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 511 | 1 550 | 1 470 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 34.1 | 36.7 | 37.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.9 | 40.2 | 40.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 580 | 23 654 | 25 178 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 399 | 25 931 | 27 400 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 266 | 1 272 | 1 215 | 1 218 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 306 | 366 | 384 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 264 | 294 | 327 | 324 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 797 | 1 872 | 1 908 | 1 926 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 315 | 297 | 261 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 90 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 393 | 387 | 315 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 279 | 300 | 258 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 279 | 306 | 315 |
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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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