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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 200 | 156 | 182 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 875 | 891 | 928 | 983 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 787 | 2 906 | 3 005 | 3 126 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 88.5 | 94.3 | 104.5 | 113.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 762 | 32 466 | 34 767 | 36 372 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.0 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 23.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 456 | 6 671 | 7 271 | 7 589 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 466 | 2 509 | 2 646 | 2 791 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 73.8 | 77.8 | 85.1 | 94.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.8 | 79.6 | 87.9 | 97.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 933 | 31 020 | 32 168 | 33 788 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 737 | 31 742 | 33 234 | 35 004 | - |
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| Males | % | 59.7 | 58.1 | 58.2 | 57.8 | - |
| Females | % | 40.3 | 41.9 | 41.8 | 42.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.7 | 23.6 | 23.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 502 | 521 | 503 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 15.0 | 15.2 | 16.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 402 | 28 240 | 31 338 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 870 | 29 149 | 33 451 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 549 | 549 | 552 | 540 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 180 | 189 | 198 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 765 | 795 | 816 | 816 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 72 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 36 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 75 | 108 | 99 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 51 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 72 | 60 | 102 |
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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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