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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 8 300 | 7 900 | 7 137 | 6 682 | 6 055 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 26 555 | 27 001 | 27 922 | 27 270 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 165 970 | 170 731 | 174 987 | 178 850 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 7 497.5 | 8 012.9 | 8 623.5 | 9 379.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 45 174 | 46 933 | 49 281 | 52 443 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 876.1 | 2 054.4 | 2 215.5 | 2 426.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 304 | 12 033 | 12 661 | 13 568 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 147 587 | 150 735 | 154 233 | 156 717 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6 025.7 | 6 426.6 | 6 888.6 | 7 502.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 6 384.0 | 6 766.4 | 7 241.1 | 7 877.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 828 | 42 635 | 44 664 | 47 875 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 256 | 44 890 | 46 949 | 50 262 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 10 958 | 10 737 | 10 059 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 388.1 | 408.7 | 405.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 437.9 | 455.6 | 456.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 35 416 | 38 069 | 40 277 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 966 | 42 435 | 45 371 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 16 182 | 15 333 | 14 181 | 13 974 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 188 | 4 815 | 5 643 | 6 096 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 456 | 3 903 | 4 260 | 4 224 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 23 826 | 24 051 | 24 084 | 24 294 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 105 | 2 766 | 2 418 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 164 | 1 374 | 1 311 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 4 269 | 4 140 | 3 729 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 068 | 3 882 | 2 769 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 228 | 945 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 4 209 | 4 110 | 3 714 |
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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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