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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 740 | 1 958 | 1 839 | 1 734 | 1 651 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 437 | 6 617 | 6 799 | 6 755 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 24 061 | 24 663 | 25 082 | 25 673 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 907.4 | 969.6 | 1 034.2 | 1 102.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 710 | 39 312 | 41 233 | 42 949 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 210.9 | 230.2 | 247.3 | 262.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 766 | 9 333 | 9 861 | 10 209 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21 992 | 22 337 | 22 673 | 23 140 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 764.4 | 804.9 | 855.9 | 909.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 809.7 | 856.2 | 904.6 | 956.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 758 | 36 035 | 37 747 | 39 314 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 817 | 38 330 | 39 897 | 41 354 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.9 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 53.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.1 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 040 | 2 060 | 1 959 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 56.2 | 62.2 | 63.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 62.1 | 69.4 | 70.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 553 | 30 163 | 32 591 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 446 | 33 694 | 36 006 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 271 | 2 103 | 1 998 | 1 980 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 780 | 921 | 1 065 | 1 092 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 486 | 546 | 606 | 585 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 537 | 3 570 | 3 669 | 3 657 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 450 | 417 | 360 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 291 | 273 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 675 | 708 | 633 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 594 | 531 | 372 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 231 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 621 | 546 | 603 |
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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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