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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 585 | 541 | 476 | 418 | 355 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 643 | 1 684 | 1 687 | 1 762 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 758 | 7 263 | 7 436 | 7 553 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 266.5 | 309.8 | 346.2 | 353.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 436 | 42 647 | 46 555 | 46 774 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 63.4 | 77.9 | 89.3 | 88.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 388 | 10 723 | 12 007 | 11 685 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.8 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 25.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 573 | 7 052 | 7 214 | 7 338 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 244.7 | 282.9 | 313.2 | 318.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 252.1 | 291.1 | 325.0 | 332.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 225 | 40 110 | 43 414 | 43 406 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 351 | 41 281 | 45 048 | 45 259 | - |
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| Males | % | 60.4 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 59.6 | - |
| Females | % | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 40.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.1 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 660 | 624 | 582 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.4 | 18.9 | 18.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 19.1 | 21.1 | 21.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 339 | 30 264 | 32 367 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 014 | 33 855 | 37 259 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 810 | 726 | 660 | 654 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 189 | 207 | 252 | 267 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 135 | 153 | 147 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 125 | 1 068 | 1 065 | 1 068 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 102 | 117 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 60 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 162 | 162 | 171 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 189 | 144 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 0 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 183 | 189 | 183 |
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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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