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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 410 | 1 392 | 1 399 | 1 357 | 1 114 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 720 | 2 847 | 2 928 | 2 913 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 12 286 | 12 502 | 12 945 | 13 556 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 414.0 | 440.6 | 484.2 | 545.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 698 | 35 242 | 37 407 | 40 248 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 89.4 | 97.6 | 108.3 | 125.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 275 | 7 806 | 8 365 | 9 257 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11 218 | 11 394 | 11 794 | 12 382 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 362.2 | 386.0 | 421.3 | 470.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 377.8 | 400.0 | 438.0 | 489.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 291 | 33 875 | 35 718 | 38 004 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 678 | 35 110 | 37 140 | 39 505 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.6 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.4 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 46.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.5 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 28.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.7 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 310 | 1 293 | 1 233 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.3 | 33.9 | 35.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.8 | 36.9 | 38.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 651 | 26 255 | 28 625 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 534 | 28 509 | 31 053 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 788 | 1 650 | 1 608 | 1 608 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 345 | 408 | 480 | 570 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 516 | 549 | 615 | 645 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 649 | 2 607 | 2 703 | 2 823 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 345 | 351 | 345 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 156 | 186 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 462 | 507 | 531 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 471 | 369 | 360 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 102 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 489 | 393 | 462 |
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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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