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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 578 | 535 | 534 | 661 | 537 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 260 | 3 557 | 3 677 | 3 612 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 11 812 | 12 259 | 12 476 | 12 909 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 402.2 | 432.2 | 457.8 | 495.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 048 | 35 253 | 36 692 | 38 385 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 86.6 | 97.3 | 102.6 | 110.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 328 | 7 936 | 8 222 | 8 530 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 896 | 10 352 | 10 545 | 10 817 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 305.7 | 332.1 | 354.7 | 376.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 322.6 | 351.1 | 373.7 | 397.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 892 | 32 082 | 33 639 | 34 793 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 595 | 33 915 | 35 441 | 36 738 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.5 | 53.6 | 52.9 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 46.5 | 46.4 | 47.1 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 420 | 2 290 | 2 124 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 71.5 | 55.7 | 53.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.8 | 63.0 | 60.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 565 | 24 304 | 25 351 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 339 | 27 493 | 28 679 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 118 | 2 115 | 1 965 | 2 034 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 651 | 735 | 831 | 801 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 363 | 408 | 450 | 459 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 132 | 3 258 | 3 246 | 3 294 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 375 | 291 | 303 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 150 | 126 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 492 | 441 | 429 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 387 | 282 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 27 | 132 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 360 | 414 | 414 |
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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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