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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 12 762 | 13 029 | 11 194 | 10 399 | 12 692 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 23 160 | 25 374 | 28 246 | 29 580 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 131 515 | 132 926 | 133 569 | 134 192 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 4 612.1 | 4 797.1 | 5 023.6 | 5 174.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 069 | 36 089 | 37 610 | 38 557 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 1 026.0 | 1 085.7 | 1 129.2 | 1 152.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 801 | 8 167 | 8 454 | 8 587 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 124 905 | 125 655 | 126 913 | 128 051 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4 226.8 | 4 407.3 | 4 664.5 | 4 872.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 4 370.2 | 4 521.4 | 4 749.4 | 4 916.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 840 | 35 074 | 36 753 | 38 049 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 988 | 35 982 | 37 423 | 38 398 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.5 | 56.5 | 56.3 | 56.1 | - |
| Females | % | 43.5 | 43.5 | 43.7 | 43.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.7 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 14 202 | 14 030 | 13 242 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 318.0 | 326.9 | 321.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 345.7 | 357.6 | 342.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 393 | 23 298 | 24 253 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 341 | 25 490 | 25 866 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 18 285 | 17 685 | 16 578 | 16 329 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 5 298 | 6 369 | 7 593 | 8 043 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 024 | 3 321 | 3 621 | 3 534 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 26 607 | 27 375 | 27 792 | 27 906 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 341 | 3 561 | 3 273 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 722 | 1 776 | 1 725 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 6 063 | 5 337 | 4 998 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 4 851 | 5 019 | 3 522 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 243 | 291 | 1 266 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 5 094 | 5 310 | 4 788 |
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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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