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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 206 | 159 | 127 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 847 | 956 | 1 021 | 1 065 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 120 | 3 434 | 3 830 | 4 290 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 112.7 | 129.7 | 153.7 | 185.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 132 | 37 779 | 40 137 | 43 157 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.4 | 30.3 | 36.1 | 44.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 148 | 8 827 | 9 426 | 10 342 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 24.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 665 | 2 913 | 3 220 | 3 676 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 88.2 | 100.2 | 118.3 | 141.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.0 | 104.5 | 124.3 | 149.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 082 | 34 390 | 36 726 | 38 489 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 508 | 35 869 | 38 606 | 40 550 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.0 | 55.1 | 54.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 45.0 | 44.9 | 45.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 540 | 552 | 556 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 16.9 | 18.0 | 19.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 662 | 29 925 | 32 213 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 239 | 32 662 | 35 696 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 525 | 516 | 528 | 546 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 120 | 135 | 144 | 165 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 84 | 90 | 99 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 714 | 735 | 762 | 810 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 114 | 120 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 24 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 117 | 138 | 171 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 114 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 126 | 120 | 108 |
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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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