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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 413 | 402 | 407 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 560 | 1 513 | 1 594 | 1 592 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 8 516 | 8 719 | 8 833 | 9 033 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 380.3 | 405.9 | 452.4 | 477.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 661 | 46 547 | 51 223 | 52 899 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 100.8 | 110.5 | 127.3 | 133.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 840 | 12 674 | 14 407 | 14 725 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 27.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 068 | 7 133 | 7 318 | 7 419 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 279.7 | 291.7 | 310.1 | 330.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 299.5 | 309.8 | 331.8 | 357.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 571 | 40 887 | 42 379 | 44 608 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 379 | 43 433 | 45 337 | 48 176 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 49.3 | - |
| Females | % | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 50.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.0 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 25.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.7 | 29.6 | 30.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 17.6 | 17.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 10.7 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 803 | 793 | 746 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 40.2 | 43.3 | 44.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 45.3 | 48.0 | 49.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 50 034 | 54 561 | 59 145 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 56 406 | 60 581 | 66 476 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 401 | 1 449 | 1 437 | 1 437 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 369 | 423 | 474 | 477 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 315 | 372 | 387 | 387 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 085 | 2 244 | 2 298 | 2 301 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 291 | 258 | 231 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 99 | 72 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 390 | 357 | 303 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 234 | 312 | 276 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 18 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 246 | 330 | 327 |
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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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