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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 503 | 585 | 603 | 464 | 398 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 811 | 1 891 | 1 936 | 1 889 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 736 | 5 918 | 6 180 | 6 536 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 180.5 | 195.2 | 218.0 | 246.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 465 | 32 983 | 35 279 | 37 700 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 37.2 | 41.5 | 47.1 | 55.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 478 | 7 006 | 7 614 | 8 411 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 22.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 571 | 4 726 | 4 948 | 5 220 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 129.4 | 139.7 | 152.9 | 172.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 136.0 | 146.0 | 160.9 | 181.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 304 | 29 551 | 30 909 | 32 954 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 754 | 30 902 | 32 510 | 34 680 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.4 | 52.6 | - |
| Females | % | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 124 | 1 100 | 1 066 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 29.4 | 31.1 | 32.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 32.4 | 33.0 | 35.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 118 | 28 242 | 30 442 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 860 | 30 003 | 33 477 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 912 | 915 | 870 | 900 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 165 | 189 | 222 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 147 | 150 | 153 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 209 | 1 251 | 1 242 | 1 296 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 93 | 150 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 39 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 105 | 132 | 198 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 126 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 135 | 138 |
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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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