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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 837 | 553 | 484 | 361 | 463 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 12.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 303 | 1 368 | 1 398 | 1 385 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 714 | 4 925 | 5 156 | 5 481 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 166.0 | 179.9 | 204.1 | 220.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 212 | 36 541 | 39 581 | 40 183 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 38.7 | 42.2 | 49.6 | 51.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 211 | 8 564 | 9 625 | 9 435 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 23.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 879 | 4 111 | 4 292 | 4 550 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 115.8 | 127.6 | 141.8 | 156.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 124.0 | 137.0 | 152.4 | 168.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 855 | 31 042 | 33 031 | 34 292 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 971 | 33 323 | 35 515 | 37 046 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.4 | 50.6 | 49.8 | 49.7 | - |
| Females | % | 49.6 | 49.4 | 50.2 | 50.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 24.8 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 27.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.9 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 655 | 614 | 587 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 18.6 | 19.5 | 19.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 20.7 | 22.9 | 22.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 363 | 31 812 | 33 869 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 672 | 37 242 | 38 222 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 008 | 1 023 | 981 | 1 023 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 228 | 282 | 345 | 375 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 270 | 321 | 363 | 336 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 506 | 1 626 | 1 689 | 1 734 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 180 | 234 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 102 | 84 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 294 | 282 | 318 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 297 | 132 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 81 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 234 | 312 | 213 |
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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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