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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 582 | 1 462 | 1 457 | 1 595 | 1 936 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 8.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 659 | 4 986 | 5 268 | 5 064 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 19 393 | 19 765 | 19 946 | 20 550 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 643.1 | 676.4 | 711.8 | 763.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 160 | 34 223 | 35 687 | 37 135 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 137.6 | 148.1 | 155.0 | 166.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 097 | 7 491 | 7 769 | 8 114 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17 568 | 17 991 | 18 107 | 18 493 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 523.0 | 556.4 | 578.8 | 613.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 552.4 | 586.3 | 610.5 | 648.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 772 | 30 925 | 31 963 | 33 147 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 445 | 32 590 | 33 716 | 35 039 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.2 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 47.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 406 | 2 069 | 2 023 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 70.5 | 58.5 | 60.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 77.1 | 65.6 | 67.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 306 | 28 284 | 29 726 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 047 | 31 704 | 33 313 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 487 | 2 430 | 2 328 | 2 433 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 825 | 927 | 1 098 | 1 179 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 789 | 858 | 927 | 918 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 101 | 4 215 | 4 353 | 4 530 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 504 | 447 | 447 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 264 | 279 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 672 | 711 | 726 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 450 | 495 | 402 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 48 | 171 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 477 | 543 | 573 |
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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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