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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 920 | 774 | 694 | 524 | 529 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 371 | 2 570 | 2 719 | 2 826 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 649 | 10 813 | 11 296 | 11 711 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 306.0 | 361.1 | 409.0 | 434.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 716 | 33 394 | 36 209 | 37 125 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 64.3 | 78.8 | 91.6 | 96.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 667 | 7 287 | 8 112 | 8 199 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 704 | 9 633 | 10 054 | 10 475 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 254.9 | 294.4 | 324.8 | 355.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 266.1 | 309.6 | 341.8 | 371.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 284 | 30 562 | 32 305 | 33 900 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 570 | 32 143 | 33 998 | 35 450 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.9 | 51.2 | 51.5 | 50.9 | - |
| Females | % | 49.1 | 48.8 | 48.5 | 49.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 474 | 1 567 | 1 483 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 36.9 | 41.4 | 42.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 39.9 | 44.8 | 46.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 009 | 26 436 | 28 570 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 071 | 28 612 | 31 089 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 689 | 1 620 | 1 536 | 1 542 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 471 | 564 | 678 | 711 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 381 | 453 | 492 | 468 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 541 | 2 637 | 2 706 | 2 721 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 366 | 387 | 321 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 168 | 180 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 507 | 555 | 501 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 390 | 492 | 324 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 36 | 93 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 405 | 528 | 417 |
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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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