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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 345 | 246 | 223 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 833 | 2 097 | 2 102 | 2 094 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 386 | 7 169 | 7 598 | 7 816 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 223.8 | 258.6 | 307.2 | 319.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 044 | 36 073 | 40 423 | 40 844 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 50.9 | 59.6 | 75.3 | 75.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 977 | 8 311 | 9 911 | 9 711 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 496 | 6 124 | 6 408 | 6 586 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 172.4 | 198.0 | 219.6 | 233.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 183.4 | 210.5 | 232.9 | 247.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 369 | 32 334 | 34 267 | 35 488 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 368 | 34 376 | 36 345 | 37 631 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.3 | - |
| Females | % | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 50.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.6 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 848 | 947 | 931 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.8 | 26.5 | 28.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.8 | 29.2 | 31.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 889 | 28 000 | 30 653 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 200 | 30 870 | 34 285 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 206 | 1 266 | 1 269 | 1 266 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 339 | 396 | 477 | 561 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 168 | 222 | 258 | 276 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 713 | 1 884 | 2 004 | 2 103 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 327 | 321 | 252 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 150 | 132 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 444 | 471 | 384 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 288 | 351 | 288 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 21 | 105 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 291 | 372 | 393 |
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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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