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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 926 | 805 | 851 | 607 | 492 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 946 | 2 814 | 3 157 | 3 394 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 12 012 | 12 464 | 12 727 | 12 703 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 465.7 | 524.2 | 503.6 | 514.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 770 | 42 057 | 39 570 | 40 512 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 104.5 | 124.5 | 116.3 | 120.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 702 | 9 988 | 9 135 | 9 487 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 487 | 8 790 | 9 112 | 9 364 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 253.7 | 269.3 | 289.9 | 306.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 269.3 | 289.2 | 308.9 | 325.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 887 | 30 636 | 31 814 | 32 737 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 733 | 32 905 | 33 902 | 34 798 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.7 | 55.2 | 54.3 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 44.3 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.4 | 15.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 3 824 | 3 739 | 3 377 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 215.8 | 218.9 | 149.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 207.8 | 212.7 | 157.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 56 446 | 58 539 | 44 318 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 54 350 | 56 891 | 46 728 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 061 | 2 043 | 1 959 | 1 923 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 762 | 810 | 891 | 900 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 660 | 705 | 783 | 807 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 483 | 3 558 | 3 633 | 3 630 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 282 | 246 | 291 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 171 | 228 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 468 | 417 | 519 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 363 | 297 | 231 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 36 | 180 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 399 | 333 | 411 |
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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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