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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 217 | 1 053 | 967 | 768 | 704 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 325 | 2 243 | 2 359 | 2 296 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 8 193 | 8 247 | 8 639 | 8 956 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 267.7 | 296.4 | 325.7 | 356.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 670 | 35 940 | 37 701 | 39 781 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.2 | 70.0 | 76.6 | 84.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 110 | 8 492 | 8 869 | 9 407 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 071 | 7 020 | 7 389 | 7 639 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 206.6 | 217.3 | 240.0 | 259.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 218.4 | 230.3 | 254.8 | 274.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 217 | 30 952 | 32 477 | 34 002 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 891 | 32 800 | 34 475 | 35 957 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 49.8 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 50.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.5 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 13.6 | 14.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 18.8 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 077 | 1 034 | 989 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 28.4 | 29.3 | 29.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 31.1 | 34.3 | 33.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 331 | 28 318 | 30 164 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 876 | 33 149 | 34 167 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 137 | 1 191 | 1 092 | 1 104 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 204 | 267 | 345 | 354 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 165 | 192 | 222 | 201 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 506 | 1 650 | 1 659 | 1 659 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 324 | 264 | 285 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 111 | 84 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 402 | 375 | 369 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 336 | 333 | 312 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 48 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 342 | 351 | 360 |
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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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