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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 3 287 | 2 349 | 2 206 | 2 081 | 1 981 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 7 685 | 7 908 | 8 171 | 8 137 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 28 726 | 29 475 | 30 140 | 30 926 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 083.3 | 1 158.7 | 1 242.8 | 1 328.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 710 | 39 312 | 41 233 | 42 949 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 251.8 | 275.1 | 297.2 | 315.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 766 | 9 333 | 9 861 | 10 209 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 26 255 | 26 696 | 27 246 | 27 875 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 912.6 | 962.0 | 1 028.4 | 1 095.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 966.6 | 1 023.2 | 1 087.0 | 1 152.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 758 | 36 035 | 37 747 | 39 314 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 817 | 38 330 | 39 897 | 41 354 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.9 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 53.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.1 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 436 | 2 463 | 2 354 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 67.1 | 74.3 | 76.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 74.2 | 83.0 | 84.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 553 | 30 163 | 32 591 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 446 | 33 694 | 36 006 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 096 | 2 949 | 2 718 | 2 679 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 990 | 1 182 | 1 359 | 1 374 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 846 | 924 | 996 | 993 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 932 | 5 055 | 5 073 | 5 046 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 582 | 456 | 507 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 267 | 255 | 249 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 849 | 711 | 756 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 780 | 756 | 516 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 21 | 216 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 828 | 777 | 732 |
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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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