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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 273 | 237 | 268 | 251 | 291 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 551 | 1 653 | 1 732 | 1 707 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 603 | 7 835 | 7 994 | 8 158 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 384.7 | 421.2 | 452.4 | 488.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 50 603 | 53 760 | 56 597 | 59 837 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 109.9 | 123.9 | 134.4 | 144.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 14 453 | 15 808 | 16 808 | 17 696 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 28.6 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 29.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 524 | 6 607 | 6 721 | 6 728 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 285.8 | 301.3 | 316.6 | 334.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 310.6 | 327.6 | 343.4 | 364.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 810 | 45 600 | 47 110 | 49 697 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 47 615 | 49 581 | 51 087 | 54 148 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 48.3 | 47.8 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 15.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.9 | 24.2 | 24.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 748 | 727 | 691 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.9 | 26.9 | 25.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 28.8 | 30.2 | 29.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 262 | 36 958 | 36 587 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 549 | 41 534 | 42 143 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 299 | 1 284 | 1 245 | 1 236 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 489 | 528 | 573 | 597 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 189 | 201 | 207 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 959 | 2 001 | 2 019 | 2 040 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 255 | 201 | 225 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 75 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 336 | 291 | 300 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 264 | 237 | 225 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 63 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 279 | 246 | 288 |
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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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