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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 463 | 482 | 402 | 373 | 294 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 138 | 2 068 | 2 080 | 2 010 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 12 713 | 12 537 | 12 601 | 12 810 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 558.5 | 575.4 | 610.5 | 665.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 932 | 45 895 | 48 452 | 51 923 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 140.4 | 147.7 | 156.6 | 172.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 044 | 11 784 | 12 425 | 13 475 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 26.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10 830 | 10 459 | 10 393 | 10 487 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 446.1 | 452.1 | 471.9 | 514.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 473.9 | 480.6 | 503.6 | 546.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 191 | 43 227 | 45 404 | 49 056 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 757 | 45 953 | 48 453 | 52 121 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.0 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 48.7 | - |
| Females | % | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 51.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.5 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.3 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.3 | 23.1 | 24.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 795 | 736 | 709 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.8 | 25.4 | 25.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 30.2 | 28.6 | 28.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 770 | 34 501 | 35 935 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 029 | 38 914 | 40 631 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 002 | 963 | 900 | 852 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 234 | 264 | 333 | 348 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 141 | 168 | 186 | 180 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 377 | 1 395 | 1 419 | 1 380 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 135 | 141 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 63 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 228 | 198 | 180 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 219 | 129 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 264 | 237 | 162 |
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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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