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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 722 | 1 720 | 1 493 | 1 463 | 1 215 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 137 | 7 194 | 7 207 | 6 995 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 30 532 | 31 462 | 32 785 | 33 655 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 257.7 | 1 360.5 | 1 502.1 | 1 674.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 193 | 43 244 | 45 816 | 49 743 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 316.3 | 351.3 | 390.3 | 444.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 361 | 11 166 | 11 905 | 13 207 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25 924 | 26 511 | 27 505 | 28 052 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 985.8 | 1 050.4 | 1 145.1 | 1 251.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 042.9 | 1 109.3 | 1 210.0 | 1 333.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 028 | 39 621 | 41 632 | 44 603 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 227 | 41 841 | 43 992 | 47 518 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 51.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 26.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.6 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 131 | 3 061 | 2 975 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 107.0 | 111.1 | 121.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 118.4 | 123.1 | 134.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 173 | 36 298 | 40 665 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 800 | 40 227 | 45 203 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 615 | 3 534 | 3 423 | 3 429 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 864 | 1 005 | 1 194 | 1 302 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 447 | 495 | 573 | 570 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 926 | 5 034 | 5 190 | 5 301 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 786 | 699 | 753 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 309 | 306 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 014 | 1 008 | 1 059 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 822 | 858 | 732 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 54 | 165 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 837 | 912 | 897 |
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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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