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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 819 | 746 | 693 | 784 | 864 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 124 | 5 036 | 4 884 | 4 557 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 15 449 | 14 790 | 15 325 | 15 917 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 523.8 | 497.4 | 540.9 | 587.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 906 | 33 634 | 35 293 | 36 915 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 110.1 | 106.9 | 115.7 | 124.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 124 | 7 227 | 7 548 | 7 843 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 550 | 12 807 | 12 826 | 13 026 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 385.4 | 398.5 | 415.2 | 439.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 405.7 | 417.0 | 436.2 | 462.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 711 | 31 115 | 32 372 | 33 702 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 331 | 32 563 | 34 008 | 35 501 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 46.2 | 46.5 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 505 | 2 305 | 2 645 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 115.7 | 54.5 | 69.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 114.2 | 60.5 | 78.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 001 | 23 661 | 26 315 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 595 | 26 248 | 29 590 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 712 | 2 538 | 2 475 | 2 511 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 795 | 849 | 948 | 960 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 522 | 567 | 621 | 645 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 029 | 3 954 | 4 044 | 4 116 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 339 | 375 | 333 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 195 | 201 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 477 | 570 | 534 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 441 | 471 | 315 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 39 | 162 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 480 | 510 | 477 |
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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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