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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 5 934 | 4 439 | 4 372 | 6 077 | 5 531 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 493 | 11 325 | 12 689 | 12 936 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 55 667 | 57 562 | 58 920 | 60 741 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 971.9 | 2 102.5 | 2 243.4 | 2 393.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 423 | 36 526 | 38 076 | 39 412 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 440.0 | 480.3 | 509.5 | 542.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 903 | 8 343 | 8 647 | 8 931 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.3 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 53 524 | 55 227 | 56 576 | 58 046 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 800.4 | 1 939.7 | 2 071.5 | 2 212.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 887.2 | 2 015.7 | 2 142.1 | 2 281.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 637 | 35 122 | 36 614 | 38 110 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 258 | 36 498 | 37 862 | 39 304 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 44.7 | 44.7 | 44.7 | 45.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 4 371 | 4 401 | 4 329 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 94.5 | 101.0 | 98.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 102.5 | 108.9 | 106.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 621 | 22 940 | 22 651 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 449 | 24 738 | 24 514 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 6 138 | 6 030 | 6 000 | 6 186 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 689 | 1 983 | 2 391 | 2 622 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 323 | 1 458 | 1 542 | 1 533 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 9 150 | 9 471 | 9 933 | 10 341 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 470 | 1 350 | 1 356 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 465 | 552 | 639 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 935 | 1 902 | 1 995 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 419 | 1 404 | 1 128 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 105 | 375 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 476 | 1 509 | 1 503 |
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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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