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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 892 | 686 | 644 | 489 | 644 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 15.1 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 289 | 2 463 | 2 625 | 2 724 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 198 | 7 009 | 7 675 | 8 349 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 200.6 | 241.0 | 285.1 | 319.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 369 | 34 380 | 37 143 | 38 244 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 42.2 | 52.4 | 64.3 | 70.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 810 | 7 473 | 8 383 | 8 424 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 964 | 5 575 | 6 113 | 6 657 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 144.4 | 170.6 | 196.8 | 222.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 154.4 | 183.7 | 211.9 | 239.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 094 | 30 606 | 32 191 | 33 366 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 098 | 32 953 | 34 657 | 35 904 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.3 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 50.8 | - |
| Females | % | 48.7 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 49.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 944 | 984 | 1 010 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.3 | 25.7 | 31.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 27.1 | 29.3 | 37.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 785 | 26 130 | 30 824 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 750 | 29 728 | 36 738 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 299 | 1 281 | 1 155 | 1 167 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 297 | 384 | 459 | 477 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 255 | 315 | 372 | 378 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 851 | 1 980 | 1 986 | 2 022 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 276 | 252 | 279 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 132 | 114 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 372 | 384 | 393 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 246 | 363 | 246 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 99 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 255 | 381 | 345 |
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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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