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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 173 | 170 | 135 | 116 | 108 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 536 | 1 663 | 1 823 | 1 812 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 717 | 8 119 | 8 303 | 8 505 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 327.6 | 364.8 | 394.7 | 426.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 447 | 44 935 | 47 542 | 50 171 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 83.4 | 96.6 | 105.1 | 113.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 803 | 11 900 | 12 659 | 13 375 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.5 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 113 | 7 437 | 7 594 | 7 767 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 272.3 | 295.5 | 315.0 | 333.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 288.1 | 312.2 | 334.0 | 356.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 277 | 39 727 | 41 481 | 42 983 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 496 | 41 979 | 43 986 | 45 932 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 51.9 | 51.5 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.1 | 20.1 | 18.8 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 29.0 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 649 | 655 | 650 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.7 | 23.9 | 25.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.0 | 26.1 | 29.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 410 | 36 498 | 39 788 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 033 | 39 787 | 44 577 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 771 | 765 | 720 | 705 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 204 | 234 | 282 | 318 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 129 | 162 | 180 | 189 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 104 | 1 161 | 1 182 | 1 212 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 153 | 111 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 69 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 249 | 222 | 168 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 183 | 147 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 186 | 186 | 216 |
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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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