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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 192 | 1 346 | 992 | 943 | 1 046 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 717 | 4 917 | 5 021 | 4 827 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 21 284 | 21 381 | 21 438 | 21 710 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 832.8 | 861.1 | 897.4 | 944.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 126 | 40 276 | 41 860 | 43 491 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 197.3 | 208.6 | 216.1 | 226.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 268 | 9 758 | 10 079 | 10 414 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.7 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 23.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 299 | 19 443 | 19 289 | 19 383 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 705.7 | 729.6 | 758.5 | 791.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 745.6 | 768.5 | 797.2 | 829.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 565 | 37 523 | 39 325 | 40 839 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 635 | 39 526 | 41 330 | 42 771 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 51.1 | - |
| Females | % | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 729 | 1 627 | 1 571 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 43.8 | 43.7 | 44.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 49.5 | 49.0 | 50.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 304 | 26 868 | 28 116 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 623 | 30 115 | 32 056 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 424 | 2 373 | 2 166 | 2 139 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 885 | 963 | 1 059 | 1 113 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 522 | 567 | 588 | 576 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 831 | 3 903 | 3 813 | 3 828 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 510 | 399 | 396 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 156 | 216 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 633 | 555 | 612 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 462 | 555 | 429 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 30 | 156 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 498 | 585 | 585 |
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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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