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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 084 | 897 | 871 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 560 | 1 550 | 1 574 | 1 605 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 476 | 6 527 | 6 465 | 6 666 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 208.2 | 218.5 | 229.8 | 245.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 146 | 33 480 | 35 547 | 36 795 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 43.0 | 46.4 | 48.9 | 52.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 633 | 7 102 | 7 564 | 7 879 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 807 | 5 801 | 5 833 | 6 060 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 180.4 | 188.3 | 198.4 | 213.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 189.1 | 196.1 | 207.4 | 221.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 070 | 32 456 | 34 021 | 35 231 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 569 | 33 796 | 35 548 | 36 592 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 54.6 | 54.7 | 55.3 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 44.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 29.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 15.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 563 | 568 | 491 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.3 | 14.5 | 13.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 14.6 | 15.8 | 14.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 702 | 25 445 | 26 495 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 008 | 27 751 | 28 807 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 885 | 873 | 828 | 831 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 180 | 204 | 246 | 261 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 291 | 312 | 333 | 333 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 356 | 1 389 | 1 407 | 1 425 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 111 | 168 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 72 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 246 | 183 | 219 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 180 | 174 | 153 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 60 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 183 | 183 | 213 |
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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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