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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 722 | 544 | 583 | 656 | 711 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 383 | 2 523 | 2 707 | 2 769 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 10 685 | 10 900 | 11 001 | 11 194 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 387.3 | 407.0 | 430.4 | 459.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 251 | 37 338 | 39 121 | 41 008 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 87.8 | 94.0 | 99.3 | 106.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 214 | 8 622 | 9 028 | 9 487 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 739 | 9 980 | 10 141 | 10 224 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 336.2 | 355.1 | 376.3 | 397.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 351.6 | 370.0 | 392.5 | 413.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 523 | 35 586 | 37 112 | 38 861 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 099 | 37 076 | 38 705 | 40 405 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 45.6 | 45.7 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 18.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.2 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.9 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 254 | 1 195 | 1 107 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 34.2 | 33.5 | 30.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 37.2 | 35.9 | 33.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 235 | 28 027 | 27 596 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 662 | 30 069 | 30 012 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 488 | 1 455 | 1 431 | 1 425 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 447 | 510 | 621 | 645 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 192 | 210 | 231 | 234 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 127 | 2 175 | 2 283 | 2 304 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 261 | 246 | 225 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 132 | 102 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 342 | 378 | 327 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 285 | 276 | 231 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 6 | 78 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 306 | 282 | 309 |
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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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