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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 8 333 | 5 955 | 5 593 | 5 275 | 5 022 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 19 588 | 20 174 | 20 804 | 20 689 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 73 217 | 75 192 | 76 743 | 78 631 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 2 761.0 | 2 956.0 | 3 164.4 | 3 377.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 710 | 39 312 | 41 233 | 42 949 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 641.8 | 701.7 | 756.7 | 802.8 | - |
| 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. | 66 920 | 68 101 | 69 373 | 70 874 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2 326.0 | 2 454.0 | 2 618.6 | 2 786.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 2 463.8 | 2 610.3 | 2 767.8 | 2 930.9 | - |
| 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. | 6 208 | 6 282 | 5 994 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 171.1 | 189.5 | 195.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 189.0 | 211.7 | 215.8 | - | - |
| 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. | - | 7 458 | 7 035 | 6 546 | 6 468 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 493 | 2 937 | 3 393 | 3 462 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 821 | 2 001 | 2 166 | 2 136 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 11 772 | 11 973 | 12 105 | 12 066 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 479 | 1 278 | 1 209 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 684 | 723 | 717 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 2 163 | 2 001 | 1 926 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 902 | 1 851 | 1 272 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 72 | 603 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 013 | 1 923 | 1 875 |
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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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