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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 957 | 2 173 | 1 595 | 1 481 | 1 631 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 943 | 6 149 | 6 307 | 5 840 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 29 936 | 30 215 | 30 173 | 29 089 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 098.4 | 1 144.9 | 1 188.4 | 1 160.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 691 | 37 890 | 39 385 | 39 904 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 251.6 | 268.0 | 275.9 | 263.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 405 | 8 870 | 9 142 | 9 060 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 28 350 | 28 436 | 28 308 | 27 119 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 976.2 | 1 014.8 | 1 053.4 | 1 026.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 023.9 | 1 059.8 | 1 097.9 | 1 064.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 434 | 35 686 | 37 211 | 37 845 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 117 | 37 270 | 38 785 | 39 264 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.8 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 52.6 | - |
| Females | % | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.5 | 47.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.5 | 15.6 | 14.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.4 | 14.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 523 | 2 490 | 2 329 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 61.7 | 63.8 | 62.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 67.7 | 70.2 | 68.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 470 | 25 636 | 26 982 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 839 | 28 202 | 29 561 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 786 | 3 600 | 3 369 | 3 288 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 338 | 1 443 | 1 569 | 1 638 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 957 | 1 053 | 1 149 | 1 119 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 6 081 | 6 096 | 6 087 | 6 045 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 657 | 609 | 570 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 285 | 252 | 237 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 942 | 861 | 807 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 834 | 825 | 609 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 57 | 219 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 879 | 882 | 828 |
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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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