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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 2 893 | 2 318 | 2 821 | 3 477 | 3 145 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 10 824 | 11 344 | 11 935 | 12 062 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 37 324 | 36 434 | 37 127 | 37 300 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 1 212.8 | 1 207.0 | 1 255.7 | 1 306.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 494 | 33 129 | 33 821 | 35 029 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 246.2 | 253.5 | 262.0 | 272.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 596 | 6 958 | 7 057 | 7 314 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30 308 | 30 632 | 30 859 | 31 341 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 842.3 | 883.0 | 925.2 | 983.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 886.8 | 929.5 | 974.1 | 1 034.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 792 | 28 827 | 29 980 | 31 365 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 261 | 30 344 | 31 566 | 32 996 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.4 | 53.8 | 53.3 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 46.2 | 46.7 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.8 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 9 058 | 7 687 | 7 217 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 357.4 | 260.1 | 215.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 333.6 | 264.1 | 239.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 460 | 33 831 | 29 865 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 829 | 34 350 | 33 180 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 5 547 | 5 427 | 5 271 | 5 340 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 235 | 2 412 | 2 598 | 2 571 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 899 | 2 055 | 2 232 | 2 307 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 9 681 | 9 894 | 10 101 | 10 218 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 798 | 810 | 777 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 399 | 459 | 594 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 197 | 1 269 | 1 371 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 978 | 1 041 | 711 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 108 | 555 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 080 | 1 149 | 1 266 |
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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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