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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 516 | 471 | 373 | 361 | 402 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.3 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 272 | 1 364 | 1 468 | 1 520 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 830 | 5 092 | 5 246 | 5 535 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 153.1 | 169.2 | 184.0 | 199.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 693 | 33 226 | 35 072 | 35 956 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 31.6 | 35.7 | 39.4 | 42.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 542 | 7 021 | 7 504 | 7 613 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 483 | 4 697 | 4 856 | 5 111 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 135.6 | 148.2 | 158.6 | 173.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 140.4 | 154.9 | 165.9 | 179.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 254 | 31 559 | 32 664 | 33 845 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 307 | 32 972 | 34 169 | 35 140 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.2 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.8 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.7 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.6 | 20.9 | 20.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 476 | 489 | 482 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.2 | 12.4 | 12.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 436 | 25 290 | 24 855 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 218 | 26 810 | 28 418 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 582 | 576 | 516 | 525 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 135 | 159 | 195 | 195 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 132 | 135 | 135 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 843 | 867 | 846 | 855 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 138 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 57 | 63 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 195 | 168 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 141 | 99 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 159 | 141 |
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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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