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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 844 | 2 972 | 2 565 | 2 458 | 3 023 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 494 | 7 120 | 7 831 | 8 191 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 39 671 | 40 273 | 40 388 | 40 359 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 437.9 | 1 503.5 | 1 572.3 | 1 616.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 245 | 37 333 | 38 928 | 40 063 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 325.7 | 346.9 | 360.1 | 367.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 211 | 8 613 | 8 916 | 9 113 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37 924 | 38 387 | 38 644 | 38 798 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 327.0 | 1 391.3 | 1 471.8 | 1 534.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 370.3 | 1 424.8 | 1 495.1 | 1 544.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 990 | 36 242 | 38 086 | 39 561 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 133 | 37 116 | 38 689 | 39 805 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 55.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.5 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 44.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 038 | 4 014 | 3 784 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 94.0 | 97.2 | 94.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 102.1 | 106.6 | 100.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 288 | 24 209 | 24 967 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 293 | 26 549 | 26 658 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 124 | 4 974 | 4 623 | 4 629 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 476 | 1 740 | 2 088 | 2 178 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 957 | 1 026 | 1 110 | 1 101 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 7 557 | 7 740 | 7 821 | 7 908 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 194 | 981 | 996 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 450 | 510 | 417 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 644 | 1 491 | 1 413 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 392 | 1 422 | 1 041 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 84 | 318 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 464 | 1 506 | 1 359 |
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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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