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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 085 | 896 | 855 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 518 | 1 673 | 1 774 | 1 792 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 336 | 7 744 | 8 080 | 8 379 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 238.0 | 262.1 | 287.4 | 311.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 449 | 33 845 | 35 574 | 37 165 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 49.4 | 55.8 | 61.2 | 67.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 738 | 7 210 | 7 575 | 7 997 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 936 | 7 338 | 7 684 | 8 025 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 217.3 | 238.2 | 261.3 | 284.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 225.7 | 246.8 | 270.4 | 293.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 323 | 32 459 | 34 005 | 35 386 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 538 | 33 626 | 35 192 | 36 518 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.5 | 57.0 | 56.2 | 56.0 | - |
| Females | % | 42.5 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 44.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.8 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 17.1 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 559 | 570 | 566 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 13.7 | 15.2 | 16.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 114 | 24 497 | 25 864 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 504 | 26 615 | 28 215 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 441 | 450 | 411 | 405 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 132 | 168 | 156 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 42 | 42 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 582 | 624 | 621 | 609 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 111 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 12 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 123 | 156 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 132 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 114 | 132 | 159 |
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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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