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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 338 | 295 | 320 | 217 | 240 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 326 | 1 418 | 1 560 | 1 568 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 352 | 5 695 | 5 971 | 6 387 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 189.9 | 213.8 | 232.9 | 260.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 479 | 37 537 | 39 011 | 40 846 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 42.5 | 49.3 | 53.7 | 60.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 948 | 8 657 | 8 991 | 9 417 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 753 | 5 050 | 5 342 | 5 671 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 157.6 | 175.7 | 193.6 | 214.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 165.4 | 184.8 | 202.8 | 225.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 160 | 34 788 | 36 233 | 37 873 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 797 | 36 601 | 37 969 | 39 718 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.3 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.7 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 641 | 654 | 619 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.3 | 18.7 | 18.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.7 | 20.7 | 21.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 389 | 28 587 | 30 327 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 573 | 31 682 | 33 957 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 606 | 603 | 528 | 525 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 153 | 177 | 222 | 258 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 87 | 117 | 111 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 831 | 867 | 867 | 894 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 96 | 114 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 72 | 63 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 171 | 168 | 177 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 189 | 120 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 162 | 198 | 171 |
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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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