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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 735 | 1 547 | 1 535 | 1 551 | 1 719 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 4 053 | 4 069 | 4 438 | 4 450 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 17 038 | 17 163 | 17 175 | 17 580 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 616.8 | 634.4 | 668.9 | 709.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 200 | 36 963 | 38 948 | 40 350 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 140.8 | 145.8 | 155.1 | 164.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 266 | 8 495 | 9 032 | 9 351 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16 117 | 16 214 | 16 445 | 16 878 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 545.5 | 562.1 | 589.2 | 622.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 572.4 | 586.5 | 612.1 | 646.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 845 | 34 665 | 35 826 | 36 875 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 513 | 36 172 | 37 218 | 38 322 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.0 | 53.7 | 53.8 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 46.0 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.2 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 31.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 555 | 1 498 | 1 441 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 33.4 | 34.4 | 34.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 37.1 | 38.5 | 38.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 509 | 22 956 | 24 171 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 841 | 25 680 | 26 392 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 841 | 2 826 | 2 760 | 2 706 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 822 | 993 | 1 167 | 1 218 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 819 | 873 | 933 | 936 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 4 482 | 4 692 | 4 860 | 4 860 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 591 | 546 | 546 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 231 | 309 | 282 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 822 | 855 | 828 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 555 | 708 | 504 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 36 | 198 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 597 | 744 | 702 |
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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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