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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 931 | 3 670 | 3 052 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 20 114 | 20 607 | 21 406 | 21 231 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 106 278 | 108 046 | 108 744 | 109 923 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 804.7 | 5 084.5 | 5 362.7 | 5 686.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 45 208 | 47 059 | 49 315 | 51 735 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 259.3 | 1 362.1 | 1 439.2 | 1 526.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 849 | 12 607 | 13 235 | 13 888 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.2 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 96 949 | 97 758 | 98 201 | 98 757 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4 048.0 | 4 255.9 | 4 456.0 | 4 687.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 256.6 | 4 449.5 | 4 636.8 | 4 856.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 754 | 43 536 | 45 376 | 47 466 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 905 | 45 515 | 47 217 | 49 173 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 47.8 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 9 101 | 8 909 | 8 225 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 308.4 | 314.8 | 314.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 341.8 | 347.9 | 349.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 889 | 35 338 | 38 184 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 560 | 39 054 | 42 482 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 13 083 | 12 786 | 11 928 | 11 808 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 4 404 | 4 995 | 5 640 | 6 012 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 2 442 | 2 682 | 2 895 | 2 892 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 19 929 | 20 463 | 20 463 | 20 712 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 577 | 2 136 | 1 980 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 927 | 1 059 | 1 044 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 504 | 3 195 | 3 024 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 817 | 3 015 | 2 157 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 249 | 774 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 940 | 3 264 | 2 931 |
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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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