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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 466 | 387 | 348 | 304 | 314 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 175 | 1 440 | 1 488 | 1 417 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 603 | 5 647 | 5 708 | 5 855 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 168.6 | 213.3 | 228.3 | 246.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 624 | 37 776 | 39 992 | 42 130 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 38.6 | 49.4 | 53.4 | 58.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 387 | 8 755 | 9 361 | 9 933 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 131 | 5 019 | 5 097 | 5 191 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 138.2 | 175.1 | 185.9 | 199.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 145.6 | 184.9 | 196.7 | 210.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 457 | 34 893 | 36 466 | 38 350 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 238 | 36 845 | 38 586 | 40 470 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.1 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 405 | 478 | 461 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.4 | 14.6 | 14.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.9 | 16.3 | 16.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 200 | 30 451 | 32 101 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 745 | 34 113 | 35 774 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 729 | 693 | 663 | 684 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 156 | 192 | 234 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 114 | 138 | 165 | 171 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 999 | 1 023 | 1 062 | 1 098 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 153 | 120 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 63 | 72 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 180 | 216 | 192 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 204 | 174 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 60 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 210 | 183 | 168 |
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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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