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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 698 | 1 817 | 1 435 | 1 604 | 2 070 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 023 | 5 314 | 5 393 | 5 321 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 21 592 | 22 460 | 22 778 | 23 332 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 791.2 | 863.1 | 926.3 | 980.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 644 | 38 427 | 40 667 | 42 005 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 182.4 | 204.7 | 220.3 | 232.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 448 | 9 115 | 9 671 | 9 961 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18 963 | 19 787 | 19 882 | 20 301 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 628.4 | 685.5 | 719.7 | 760.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 663.2 | 723.4 | 762.1 | 804.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 136 | 34 643 | 36 199 | 37 449 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 976 | 36 558 | 38 330 | 39 608 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.3 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 579 | 2 408 | 2 371 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 87.0 | 84.9 | 90.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 94.6 | 93.9 | 103.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 733 | 35 261 | 38 287 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 667 | 39 004 | 43 512 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 793 | 2 739 | 2 589 | 2 613 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 927 | 1 014 | 1 149 | 1 176 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 813 | 867 | 948 | 942 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 533 | 4 620 | 4 686 | 4 731 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 480 | 399 | 393 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 303 | 195 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 693 | 702 | 588 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 510 | 528 | 390 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 27 | 159 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 552 | 555 | 549 |
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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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