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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 530 | 491 | 465 | 333 | 325 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 476 | 1 579 | 1 700 | 1 708 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 8 053 | 8 094 | 8 121 | 8 266 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 271.1 | 282.2 | 297.1 | 315.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 670 | 34 861 | 36 590 | 38 205 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.5 | 62.1 | 65.6 | 69.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 269 | 7 678 | 8 073 | 8 410 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 740 | 7 765 | 7 822 | 7 945 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 247.4 | 254.1 | 269.1 | 286.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 255.8 | 264.3 | 278.5 | 296.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 957 | 32 728 | 34 398 | 36 076 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 054 | 34 031 | 35 602 | 37 254 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.1 | 52.8 | 52.9 | 52.8 | - |
| Females | % | 46.9 | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.7 | 20.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 766 | 764 | 739 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 19.2 | 20.4 | 20.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 20.6 | 22.1 | 21.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 038 | 26 646 | 27 514 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 936 | 28 891 | 29 697 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 768 | 753 | 732 | 672 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 201 | 237 | 276 | 297 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 51 | 57 | 69 | 75 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 020 | 1 047 | 1 077 | 1 044 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 183 | 174 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 69 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 231 | 243 | 156 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 201 | 198 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 9 | 48 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 201 | 207 | 174 |
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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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