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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 662 | 1 864 | 1 813 | 1 746 | 1 753 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 583 | 5 941 | 6 291 | 6 426 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 23 126 | 24 428 | 25 553 | 26 422 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 894.9 | 984.8 | 1 075.1 | 1 166.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 696 | 40 314 | 42 073 | 44 162 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 214.0 | 240.5 | 261.8 | 286.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 254 | 9 847 | 10 245 | 10 829 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 845 | 23 059 | 24 082 | 24 910 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 784.4 | 854.5 | 936.1 | 1 010.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 823.5 | 899.8 | 984.5 | 1 053.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 906 | 37 059 | 38 873 | 40 553 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 698 | 39 021 | 40 881 | 42 280 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.9 | 55.7 | 55.8 | 55.5 | - |
| Females | % | 44.1 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 44.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 871 | 1 900 | 1 814 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 53.1 | 57.5 | 56.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 58.6 | 64.3 | 62.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 372 | 30 239 | 31 241 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 333 | 33 851 | 34 636 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 391 | 2 277 | 2 184 | 2 244 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 816 | 945 | 1 107 | 1 188 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 612 | 687 | 744 | 750 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 819 | 3 909 | 4 035 | 4 182 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 507 | 423 | 387 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 231 | 240 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 750 | 654 | 627 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 567 | 519 | 408 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 51 | 186 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 588 | 570 | 594 |
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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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