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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 227 | 1 247 | 1 225 | 832 | 869 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 382 | 3 619 | 3 899 | 4 211 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 14 858 | 15 986 | 16 899 | 17 672 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 483.3 | 546.3 | 614.5 | 666.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 529 | 34 177 | 36 361 | 37 723 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 101.8 | 119.3 | 135.1 | 146.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 851 | 7 464 | 7 993 | 8 272 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 379 | 14 303 | 15 149 | 15 994 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 413.3 | 462.8 | 515.9 | 566.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 428.7 | 481.1 | 539.9 | 588.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 891 | 32 356 | 34 053 | 35 387 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 044 | 33 633 | 35 638 | 36 776 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.3 | 54.2 | 54.0 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.7 | 45.8 | 46.0 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 25.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.7 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 398 | 2 408 | 2 289 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 57.7 | 62.4 | 65.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 61.8 | 67.3 | 71.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 081 | 25 905 | 28 723 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 777 | 27 967 | 31 364 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 610 | 2 553 | 2 433 | 2 478 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 639 | 753 | 912 | 1 080 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 315 | 366 | 435 | 429 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 564 | 3 672 | 3 780 | 3 987 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 513 | 498 | 516 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 165 | 228 | 246 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 678 | 726 | 762 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 600 | 576 | 438 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 123 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 624 | 612 | 561 |
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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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