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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 3 317 | 3 177 | 2 858 | 2 596 | 2 859 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 9 741 | 10 192 | 10 416 | 10 510 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 45 174 | 45 695 | 46 316 | 47 095 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 031.8 | 2 105.5 | 2 235.4 | 2 363.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 978 | 46 078 | 48 265 | 50 182 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 533.6 | 560.4 | 595.1 | 627.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 812 | 12 264 | 12 849 | 13 319 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 41 369 | 41 706 | 42 128 | 42 852 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 735.4 | 1 791.7 | 1 890.4 | 2 004.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 824.0 | 1 877.3 | 1 975.4 | 2 086.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 950 | 42 960 | 44 872 | 46 765 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 090 | 45 014 | 46 890 | 48 685 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.3 | - |
| Females | % | 49.3 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 869 | 3 836 | 3 706 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 125.3 | 131.1 | 130.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 141.8 | 150.0 | 145.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 393 | 34 174 | 35 306 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 656 | 39 099 | 39 155 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 838 | 5 733 | 5 385 | 5 259 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 887 | 2 202 | 2 571 | 2 730 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 149 | 1 248 | 1 314 | 1 332 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 8 874 | 9 183 | 9 270 | 9 321 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 215 | 1 059 | 990 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 468 | 576 | 513 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 683 | 1 635 | 1 503 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 374 | 1 341 | 1 038 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 105 | 366 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 458 | 1 446 | 1 404 |
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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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