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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 3 364 | 3 445 | 3 167 | 3 050 | 2 697 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 982 | 8 967 | 10 059 | 10 504 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 35 674 | 38 960 | 42 176 | 46 159 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 173.9 | 1 338.0 | 1 537.5 | 1 800.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 906 | 34 342 | 36 455 | 39 004 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 250.7 | 293.8 | 340.1 | 407.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 029 | 7 540 | 8 063 | 8 830 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 31 968 | 34 718 | 37 718 | 41 242 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 997.1 | 1 130.6 | 1 296.0 | 1 507.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 037.2 | 1 174.4 | 1 344.2 | 1 567.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 191 | 32 566 | 34 359 | 36 555 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 445 | 33 826 | 35 639 | 38 016 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.5 | 46.5 | 46.7 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 25.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 5 371 | 5 595 | 5 611 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 131.2 | 147.7 | 159.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 138.9 | 156.3 | 168.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 420 | 26 397 | 28 380 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 857 | 27 943 | 30 095 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 127 | 5 067 | 4 914 | 5 262 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 017 | 1 137 | 1 446 | 1 668 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 786 | 858 | 978 | 969 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 6 930 | 7 062 | 7 338 | 7 899 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 176 | 1 137 | 1 287 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 297 | 441 | 504 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 473 | 1 578 | 1 791 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 068 | 1 206 | 924 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 42 | 255 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 119 | 1 248 | 1 179 |
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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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