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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 8 723 | 8 881 | 8 248 | 8 529 | 7 208 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 21 839 | 22 742 | 23 972 | 23 820 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 106 392 | 108 316 | 109 561 | 111 916 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 092.7 | 4 321.8 | 4 584.7 | 4 899.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 468 | 39 900 | 41 846 | 43 776 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 971.2 | 1 051.6 | 1 116.3 | 1 197.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 129 | 9 708 | 10 189 | 10 696 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 96 835 | 98 094 | 99 234 | 100 999 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3 511.6 | 3 677.9 | 3 886.5 | 4 128.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 3 711.7 | 3 878.5 | 4 085.1 | 4 341.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 264 | 37 494 | 39 165 | 40 880 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 330 | 39 538 | 41 166 | 42 985 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 27.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 8 576 | 8 497 | 8 196 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 226.1 | 236.9 | 242.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 253.1 | 264.7 | 271.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 361 | 27 882 | 29 635 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 517 | 31 152 | 33 064 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 12 249 | 12 024 | 11 652 | 11 862 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 768 | 4 344 | 4 917 | 5 130 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 229 | 2 403 | 2 568 | 2 559 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 18 246 | 18 771 | 19 137 | 19 551 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 565 | 2 409 | 2 277 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 816 | 864 | 867 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 381 | 3 273 | 3 144 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 796 | 2 883 | 2 094 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 153 | 171 | 717 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 949 | 3 054 | 2 811 |
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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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