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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 392 | 274 | 295 | 232 | 180 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 907 | 1 706 | 1 968 | 1 995 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 895 | 5 637 | 6 249 | 6 447 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 207.2 | 211.9 | 246.0 | 258.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 153 | 37 581 | 39 362 | 40 046 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 45.3 | 47.7 | 56.1 | 58.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 688 | 8 463 | 8 979 | 9 107 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 380 | 4 367 | 4 529 | 4 763 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 129.6 | 137.7 | 150.9 | 166.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 136.0 | 145.1 | 158.2 | 174.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 593 | 31 522 | 33 324 | 34 937 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 060 | 33 230 | 34 937 | 36 545 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.3 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 16.1 | 17.5 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.7 | 20.5 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.4 | 21.7 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 932 | 1 935 | 1 783 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 71.1 | 80.3 | 72.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 72.6 | 80.5 | 73.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 786 | 41 508 | 40 699 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 596 | 41 593 | 41 126 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 566 | 1 581 | 1 479 | 1 431 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 408 | 438 | 504 | 549 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 240 | 267 | 285 | 285 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 214 | 2 286 | 2 268 | 2 265 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 177 | 207 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 81 | 93 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 291 | 258 | 300 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 264 | 318 | 186 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 9 | 93 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 288 | 327 | 279 |
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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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