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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 857 | 2 035 | 2 028 | 1 719 | 1 589 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 935 | 6 277 | 6 764 | 6 959 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 984 | 19 191 | 20 539 | 22 163 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 657.1 | 738.1 | 847.3 | 988.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 537 | 38 458 | 41 253 | 44 589 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 150.1 | 173.3 | 203.2 | 243.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 344 | 9 028 | 9 891 | 10 964 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 24.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15 104 | 15 896 | 16 943 | 18 236 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 510.3 | 560.7 | 632.1 | 725.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 538.5 | 592.3 | 667.3 | 766.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 785 | 35 273 | 37 305 | 39 773 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 655 | 37 259 | 39 384 | 42 029 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.4 | 54.9 | 54.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 44.6 | 45.1 | 45.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.0 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 14.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 564 | 2 629 | 2 629 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 68.3 | 75.9 | 87.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.4 | 83.6 | 95.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 642 | 28 887 | 33 233 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 407 | 31 783 | 36 328 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 310 | 2 202 | 2 193 | 2 262 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 594 | 687 | 918 | 924 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 408 | 504 | 579 | 624 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 312 | 3 393 | 3 690 | 3 810 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 552 | 531 | 600 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 249 | 219 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 771 | 780 | 819 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 564 | 555 | 477 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 27 | 177 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 579 | 582 | 654 |
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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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