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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 329 | 1 431 | 1 413 | 1 338 | 1 279 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 219 | 6 786 | 7 428 | 7 496 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 21 365 | 20 995 | 20 665 | 20 616 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 717.2 | 728.3 | 720.5 | 756.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 568 | 34 687 | 34 867 | 36 693 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 150.2 | 157.8 | 153.9 | 163.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 028 | 7 514 | 7 446 | 7 943 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 303 | 16 490 | 16 442 | 16 560 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 481.7 | 503.0 | 519.2 | 545.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 504.0 | 525.2 | 539.4 | 569.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 543 | 30 502 | 31 577 | 32 932 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 912 | 31 850 | 32 804 | 34 362 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.4 | 54.6 | 54.0 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 44.6 | 45.4 | 46.0 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 15.2 | 15.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 6 645 | 5 744 | 4 529 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 253.9 | 201.8 | 124.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 234.8 | 201.9 | 144.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 209 | 35 135 | 27 524 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 334 | 35 151 | 31 824 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 122 | 3 939 | 3 516 | 3 564 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 524 | 1 641 | 1 797 | 1 758 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 191 | 1 287 | 1 377 | 1 371 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 6 837 | 6 867 | 6 690 | 6 693 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 549 | 435 | 486 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 273 | 309 | 363 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 822 | 744 | 849 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 681 | 771 | 507 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 69 | 348 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 756 | 840 | 855 |
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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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