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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 692 | 1 878 | 1 402 | 1 316 | 1 515 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 5 537 | 5 724 | 5 894 | 5 940 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 26 615 | 26 984 | 26 943 | 27 508 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 979.9 | 1 021.4 | 1 067.2 | 1 129.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 816 | 37 852 | 39 611 | 41 060 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 224.1 | 237.0 | 247.2 | 260.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 420 | 8 783 | 9 175 | 9 461 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24 597 | 24 850 | 24 664 | 25 026 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 849.7 | 883.3 | 923.0 | 970.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 891.9 | 924.8 | 961.0 | 1 010.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 543 | 35 546 | 37 422 | 38 781 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 261 | 37 215 | 38 965 | 40 368 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.2 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.8 | 48.1 | 48.0 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 379 | 2 346 | 2 209 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 58.5 | 60.4 | 60.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 63.9 | 66.5 | 65.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 608 | 25 727 | 27 184 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 841 | 28 325 | 29 718 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 255 | 3 276 | 3 084 | 3 036 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 1 017 | 1 176 | 1 332 | 1 389 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 648 | 696 | 756 | 759 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 920 | 5 148 | 5 172 | 5 184 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 573 | 477 | 525 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 216 | 240 | 210 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 789 | 717 | 735 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 633 | 672 | 567 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 162 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 669 | 717 | 729 |
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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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