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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 517 | 568 | 541 | 492 | 499 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 884 | 1 969 | 1 961 | 2 014 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 503 | 5 495 | 5 700 | 5 763 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 173.4 | 176.7 | 194.1 | 202.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 502 | 32 162 | 34 048 | 35 188 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 35.1 | 35.9 | 39.3 | 41.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 373 | 6 539 | 6 897 | 7 278 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 518 | 4 531 | 4 587 | 4 706 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 129.5 | 134.3 | 140.9 | 149.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 135.3 | 138.8 | 148.8 | 156.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 655 | 29 646 | 30 712 | 31 780 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 958 | 30 642 | 32 430 | 33 175 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 54.4 | 53.8 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 45.6 | 46.2 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 13.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 15.8 | 17.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 10.4 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 259 | 1 089 | 1 155 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 35.2 | 26.9 | 32.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 35.8 | 29.1 | 35.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 926 | 24 715 | 28 323 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 471 | 26 690 | 30 466 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 050 | 1 029 | 963 | 1 020 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 402 | 432 | 432 | 441 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 216 | 231 | 246 | 252 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 668 | 1 692 | 1 641 | 1 713 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 159 | 132 | 162 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 57 | 75 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 234 | 189 | 237 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 216 | 186 | 141 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 72 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 231 | 204 | 213 |
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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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