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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 8 063 | 7 583 | 6 045 | 5 375 | 5 865 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 19 519 | 19 664 | 20 467 | 20 583 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 82 963 | 85 760 | 88 302 | 91 271 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 964.3 | 3 184.7 | 3 474.9 | 3 764.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 730 | 37 134 | 39 353 | 41 245 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 670.4 | 738.3 | 813.0 | 890.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 081 | 8 609 | 9 207 | 9 756 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 72 499 | 74 448 | 76 359 | 79 163 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 365.4 | 2 514.8 | 2 698.6 | 2 887.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 494.9 | 2 651.7 | 2 860.4 | 3 046.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 626 | 33 779 | 35 341 | 36 469 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 413 | 35 618 | 37 460 | 38 484 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.0 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.0 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 8 406 | 8 355 | 8 040 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 252.4 | 270.6 | 283.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 281.9 | 302.1 | 320.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 029 | 32 391 | 35 236 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 541 | 36 155 | 39 842 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 409 | 8 316 | 7 833 | 7 827 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 256 | 2 523 | 2 952 | 3 171 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 235 | 2 457 | 2 646 | 2 640 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 12 900 | 13 296 | 13 431 | 13 638 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 584 | 1 389 | 1 347 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 585 | 735 | 591 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 169 | 2 124 | 1 938 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 824 | 1 827 | 1 347 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 117 | 450 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 908 | 1 944 | 1 797 |
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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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