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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 608 | 531 | 434 | 389 | 427 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 774 | 1 934 | 2 129 | 2 303 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 8 130 | 8 950 | 9 563 | 10 179 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 270.7 | 314.1 | 355.0 | 388.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 296 | 35 092 | 37 127 | 38 203 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.0 | 69.4 | 79.4 | 86.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 131 | 7 755 | 8 300 | 8 477 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 601 | 8 346 | 8 937 | 9 637 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 239.0 | 274.3 | 307.2 | 341.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 249.1 | 286.2 | 320.7 | 356.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 448 | 32 864 | 34 374 | 35 476 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 773 | 34 287 | 35 879 | 36 950 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.2 | 54.0 | 53.2 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.8 | 46.0 | 46.8 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 018 | 1 032 | 1 012 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.6 | 27.8 | 30.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.3 | 30.1 | 33.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 137 | 26 947 | 30 010 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 833 | 29 122 | 33 424 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 999 | 1 059 | 1 035 | 969 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 225 | 291 | 348 | 393 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 189 | 207 | 252 | 231 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 413 | 1 557 | 1 635 | 1 593 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 228 | 195 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 84 | 96 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 321 | 312 | 291 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 258 | 186 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 66 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 225 | 270 | 252 |
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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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