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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 893 | 2 031 | 1 891 | 1 854 | 1 776 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 663 | 8 024 | 8 029 | 8 249 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 24 017 | 23 716 | 24 335 | 24 742 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 798.4 | 800.7 | 872.4 | 923.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 244 | 33 764 | 35 849 | 37 331 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 169.8 | 171.6 | 187.5 | 200.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 070 | 7 235 | 7 704 | 8 088 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19 617 | 19 492 | 19 619 | 20 301 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 586.2 | 600.1 | 633.5 | 672.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 615.8 | 626.4 | 668.9 | 705.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 883 | 30 785 | 32 292 | 33 146 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 392 | 32 137 | 34 093 | 34 729 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.9 | 52.4 | 52.1 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.1 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.4 | 14.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 181 | 4 430 | 4 467 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 151.1 | 114.1 | 128.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 155.0 | 126.5 | 141.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 157 | 25 760 | 28 703 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 908 | 28 545 | 31 711 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 4 449 | 4 383 | 4 134 | 4 305 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 503 | 1 620 | 1 719 | 1 734 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 215 | 1 287 | 1 380 | 1 428 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 7 167 | 7 290 | 7 233 | 7 467 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 624 | 618 | 639 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 282 | 312 | 357 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 906 | 930 | 996 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 816 | 807 | 531 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 84 | 336 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 867 | 891 | 867 |
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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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