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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 523 | 1 199 | 1 145 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 11.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 076 | 2 183 | 2 278 | 2 313 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 10 565 | 10 668 | 10 854 | 10 934 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 325.1 | 343.0 | 364.7 | 382.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 774 | 32 151 | 33 604 | 34 954 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 65.1 | 70.9 | 74.6 | 78.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 165 | 6 644 | 6 875 | 7 215 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 913 | 10 017 | 10 233 | 10 365 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 294.9 | 310.8 | 331.0 | 348.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 306.5 | 321.5 | 342.8 | 359.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 752 | 31 029 | 32 345 | 33 623 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 920 | 32 092 | 33 501 | 34 703 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.1 | 56.9 | 56.5 | 55.7 | - |
| Females | % | 42.9 | 43.1 | 43.5 | 44.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.7 | 16.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 969 | 958 | 890 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.6 | 21.8 | 21.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 22.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 224 | 22 725 | 23 843 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 22 707 | 24 542 | 25 668 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 014 | 984 | 933 | 897 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 207 | 240 | 294 | 297 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 180 | 192 | 231 | 243 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 401 | 1 416 | 1 458 | 1 437 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 207 | 228 | 198 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 69 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 294 | 315 | 267 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 216 | 225 | 171 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 24 | 54 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 222 | 249 | 225 |
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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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