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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 407 | 2 715 | 2 167 | 1 521 | 1 839 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.4 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 294 | 5 469 | 5 739 | 5 656 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 15 516 | 16 110 | 16 700 | 17 258 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 481.7 | 524.2 | 592.4 | 634.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 046 | 32 536 | 35 470 | 36 784 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 98.7 | 110.8 | 129.0 | 138.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 360 | 6 878 | 7 726 | 8 033 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 627 | 14 052 | 14 567 | 15 069 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 391.5 | 413.4 | 449.9 | 483.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 412.3 | 439.8 | 484.7 | 516.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 728 | 29 416 | 30 882 | 32 103 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 253 | 31 300 | 33 276 | 34 244 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.8 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 53.7 | - |
| Females | % | 45.2 | 46.0 | 45.7 | 46.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 170 | 2 081 | 2 050 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 53.8 | 56.0 | 63.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 58.8 | 61.9 | 71.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 800 | 26 903 | 31 054 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 085 | 29 766 | 34 938 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 028 | 1 929 | 1 821 | 1 875 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 708 | 789 | 876 | 927 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 690 | 762 | 846 | 840 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 426 | 3 480 | 3 543 | 3 642 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 360 | 330 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 231 | 213 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 468 | 591 | 543 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 408 | 471 | 333 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 48 | 183 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 444 | 519 | 516 |
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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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