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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 817 | 858 | 1 113 | 530 | 686 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 036 | 3 260 | 3 598 | 3 735 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 13 324 | 13 425 | 13 587 | 14 000 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 551.3 | 570.9 | 610.3 | 646.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 374 | 42 526 | 44 920 | 46 151 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 140.3 | 147.9 | 159.0 | 166.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 530 | 11 016 | 11 705 | 11 886 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 25.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12 124 | 12 195 | 12 602 | 13 048 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 451.2 | 464.5 | 494.2 | 531.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 474.2 | 484.1 | 513.6 | 547.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 213 | 38 091 | 39 216 | 40 718 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 115 | 39 695 | 40 758 | 41 984 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.8 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 48.2 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.2 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 29.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.7 | 23.1 | 24.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 10.1 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 530 | 1 484 | 1 431 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 53.1 | 54.5 | 55.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 59.9 | 61.9 | 60.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 673 | 36 729 | 38 513 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 135 | 41 709 | 42 371 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 550 | 2 532 | 2 352 | 2 400 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 756 | 888 | 1 038 | 1 107 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 417 | 450 | 471 | 480 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 723 | 3 870 | 3 861 | 3 987 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 537 | 531 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 267 | 222 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 852 | 804 | 753 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 660 | 714 | 480 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 51 | 180 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 669 | 765 | 660 |
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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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