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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 217 | 989 | 912 | 692 | 793 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 077 | 3 189 | 3 312 | 3 455 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 8 936 | 9 646 | 10 312 | 10 742 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 283.6 | 322.5 | 362.6 | 400.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 741 | 33 435 | 35 168 | 37 256 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 60.0 | 69.8 | 78.5 | 88.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 714 | 7 231 | 7 615 | 8 196 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 261 | 7 751 | 8 247 | 8 672 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 206.7 | 229.0 | 256.1 | 280.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 218.6 | 245.9 | 274.8 | 298.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 462 | 29 549 | 31 058 | 32 286 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 107 | 31 727 | 33 318 | 34 457 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.7 | 50.9 | - |
| Females | % | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.3 | 49.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.0 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 18.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 816 | 1 877 | 1 832 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 43.2 | 48.2 | 50.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 47.8 | 53.5 | 55.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 788 | 25 676 | 27 334 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 308 | 28 522 | 30 315 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 115 | 2 013 | 1 881 | 1 842 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 495 | 576 | 669 | 690 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 291 | 348 | 390 | 408 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 901 | 2 937 | 2 940 | 2 940 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 330 | 342 | 264 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 177 | 183 | 159 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 507 | 525 | 423 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 447 | 480 | 309 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 33 | 123 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 465 | 513 | 432 |
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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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