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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 936 | 793 | 898 | 1 144 | 1 029 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.2 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 701 | 2 744 | 2 811 | 2 746 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 10 216 | 10 604 | 10 843 | 11 036 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 345.1 | 374.3 | 401.6 | 422.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 783 | 35 299 | 37 040 | 38 323 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 74.0 | 83.2 | 89.2 | 94.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 247 | 7 849 | 8 228 | 8 514 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 941 | 9 269 | 9 440 | 9 588 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 277.1 | 297.4 | 316.3 | 331.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 294.7 | 317.5 | 336.6 | 352.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 987 | 32 080 | 33 504 | 34 598 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 958 | 34 249 | 35 659 | 36 797 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.4 | 50.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.7 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 49.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.5 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 884 | 825 | 805 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.2 | 24.3 | 25.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 28.2 | 27.9 | 29.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 549 | 29 490 | 31 949 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 858 | 33 864 | 36 312 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 747 | 759 | 741 | 735 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 252 | 282 | 339 | 336 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 186 | 201 | 204 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 170 | 1 227 | 1 281 | 1 275 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 132 | 147 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 66 | 96 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 198 | 243 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 156 | 138 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 168 | 174 |
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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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