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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 523 | 555 | 491 | 510 | 447 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 037 | 2 230 | 2 548 | 2 750 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 10 182 | 11 311 | 12 226 | 13 708 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 351.1 | 409.0 | 467.9 | 558.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 486 | 36 159 | 38 273 | 40 739 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 77.7 | 93.2 | 107.1 | 130.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 632 | 8 237 | 8 758 | 9 494 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 788 | 9 734 | 10 655 | 12 000 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 284.0 | 329.3 | 378.9 | 453.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 296.2 | 343.9 | 394.5 | 472.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 320 | 33 830 | 35 564 | 37 796 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 708 | 35 330 | 37 023 | 39 375 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.3 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.6 | - |
| Females | % | 47.7 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.9 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 20.0 | 19.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 737 | 1 801 | 1 758 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 45.6 | 52.0 | 53.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 48.4 | 55.4 | 57.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 251 | 28 855 | 30 632 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 837 | 30 755 | 32 690 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 620 | 1 539 | 1 512 | 1 572 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 336 | 369 | 441 | 513 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 249 | 261 | 288 | 288 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 205 | 2 169 | 2 241 | 2 373 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 309 | 333 | 366 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 114 | 162 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 381 | 447 | 528 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 312 | 351 | 270 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 69 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 330 | 369 | 339 |
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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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