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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 238 | 160 | 148 | 136 | 136 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 500 | 1 295 | 1 366 | 1 311 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 555 | 4 150 | 4 632 | 4 595 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 166.9 | 159.5 | 196.2 | 207.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 636 | 38 439 | 42 352 | 45 149 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 37.4 | 36.1 | 45.4 | 49.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 206 | 8 689 | 9 810 | 10 706 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 333 | 3 184 | 3 241 | 3 168 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 97.1 | 98.6 | 106.3 | 109.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 101.3 | 103.0 | 111.9 | 114.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 120 | 30 980 | 32 790 | 34 407 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 389 | 32 334 | 34 516 | 36 127 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.7 | 54.7 | 55.3 | 55.3 | - |
| Females | % | 45.3 | 45.3 | 44.7 | 44.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.2 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 25.7 | 24.6 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 12.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 21.2 | 21.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 513 | 1 387 | 1 355 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 65.2 | 57.1 | 67.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 63.7 | 59.8 | 71.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 43 123 | 41 198 | 49 577 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 093 | 43 119 | 52 376 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 819 | 747 | 696 | 729 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 411 | 438 | 456 | 447 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 195 | 228 | 225 | 210 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 425 | 1 413 | 1 377 | 1 386 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 81 | 111 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 45 | 84 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 123 | 126 | 195 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 141 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 93 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 111 | 156 | 150 |
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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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