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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 402 | 2 562 | 2 242 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 920 | 8 137 | 8 403 | 8 359 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 34 400 | 35 377 | 36 339 | 37 425 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 185.4 | 1 262.2 | 1 357.4 | 1 472.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 460 | 35 678 | 37 354 | 39 340 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 257.4 | 280.2 | 301.3 | 329.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 481 | 7 921 | 8 292 | 8 804 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30 262 | 31 151 | 32 052 | 32 912 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 985.8 | 1 044.4 | 1 124.5 | 1 202.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 037.9 | 1 096.7 | 1 178.2 | 1 260.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 574 | 33 527 | 35 083 | 36 525 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 297 | 35 207 | 36 758 | 38 303 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.6 | - |
| Females | % | 49.0 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 045 | 2 932 | 2 818 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 77.0 | 80.0 | 82.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 84.5 | 88.3 | 90.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 299 | 27 290 | 29 194 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 754 | 30 115 | 32 246 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 988 | 2 991 | 2 802 | 2 877 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 621 | 705 | 825 | 837 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 525 | 558 | 621 | 630 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 134 | 4 254 | 4 248 | 4 344 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 582 | 519 | 552 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 219 | 147 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 762 | 738 | 699 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 666 | 690 | 507 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 114 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 696 | 714 | 621 |
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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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