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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 846 | 744 | 598 | 561 | 580 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 112 | 2 150 | 2 238 | 2 290 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 475 | 7 776 | 8 090 | 8 259 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 268.5 | 286.8 | 328.3 | 333.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 923 | 36 889 | 40 579 | 40 364 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 61.3 | 66.7 | 79.5 | 76.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 196 | 8 572 | 9 826 | 9 272 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 23.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 513 | 6 751 | 6 987 | 7 202 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 212.0 | 228.5 | 247.4 | 264.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 225.0 | 242.8 | 274.3 | 279.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 551 | 33 849 | 35 411 | 36 773 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 549 | 35 970 | 39 252 | 38 845 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.4 | 47.4 | 47.3 | 47.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 829 | 808 | 777 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.9 | 22.0 | 21.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 23.4 | 24.5 | 26.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 237 | 27 264 | 27 968 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 250 | 30 310 | 33 489 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 888 | 909 | 915 | 864 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 264 | 300 | 390 | 390 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 153 | 183 | 204 | 207 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 305 | 1 392 | 1 509 | 1 461 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 243 | 183 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 66 | 105 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 297 | 309 | 288 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 198 | 261 | 174 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 57 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 210 | 267 | 231 |
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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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