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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 885 | 886 | 840 | 889 | 913 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 972 | 4 295 | 4 535 | 4 656 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 20 589 | 21 940 | 22 373 | 23 091 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 985.3 | 1 092.1 | 1 157.2 | 1 238.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 47 858 | 49 777 | 51 724 | 53 634 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 268.9 | 304.3 | 321.0 | 340.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 13 062 | 13 869 | 14 349 | 14 748 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.3 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 876 | 19 968 | 20 291 | 20 828 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 831.3 | 907.1 | 961.9 | 1 031.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 875.8 | 953.5 | 1 002.8 | 1 069.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 44 042 | 45 427 | 47 408 | 49 544 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 46 400 | 47 752 | 49 419 | 51 325 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 826 | 1 887 | 1 832 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 58.5 | 65.1 | 67.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 65.0 | 73.0 | 75.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 011 | 34 498 | 37 038 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 591 | 38 711 | 41 039 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 348 | 3 390 | 3 156 | 3 144 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 203 | 1 371 | 1 605 | 1 698 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 510 | 591 | 657 | 654 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 061 | 5 352 | 5 418 | 5 496 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 726 | 663 | 594 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 270 | 318 | 270 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 996 | 981 | 864 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 771 | 816 | 597 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 36 | 204 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 807 | 852 | 801 |
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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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