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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 3 744 | 3 562 | 2 837 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 6 039 | 6 202 | 6 941 | 7 089 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 34 276 | 36 315 | 39 540 | 42 638 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 514.4 | 1 714.6 | 1 960.4 | 2 239.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 182 | 47 214 | 49 581 | 52 519 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 409.5 | 481.9 | 552.1 | 637.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 947 | 13 269 | 13 964 | 14 943 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30 768 | 32 260 | 35 543 | 38 491 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1 205.4 | 1 317.1 | 1 496.1 | 1 692.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 1 272.0 | 1 398.8 | 1 594.8 | 1 804.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 176 | 40 826 | 42 093 | 43 964 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 341 | 43 361 | 44 869 | 46 886 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 48.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 38.3 | 37.9 | 37.8 | 37.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 29.7 | 29.1 | 29.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 885 | 2 826 | 2 730 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 138.2 | 150.6 | 162.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 157.0 | 167.5 | 180.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 47 915 | 53 280 | 59 613 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 54 436 | 59 270 | 66 033 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 12 828 | 12 762 | 12 156 | 12 216 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 531 | 3 978 | 4 815 | 5 073 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 4 098 | 4 524 | 4 983 | 4 989 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 20 457 | 21 264 | 21 954 | 22 278 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 760 | 2 445 | 2 328 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 107 | 1 506 | 1 371 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 867 | 3 951 | 3 699 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 2 685 | 3 027 | 2 352 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 309 | 1 044 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 2 925 | 3 336 | 3 396 |
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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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