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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 523 | 492 | 398 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 639 | 1 562 | 1 600 | 1 501 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 372 | 7 596 | 7 744 | 7 992 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 329.4 | 361.6 | 394.1 | 434.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 683 | 47 610 | 50 891 | 54 323 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 88.1 | 100.3 | 110.5 | 122.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 955 | 13 210 | 14 270 | 15 344 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.8 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 343 | 6 409 | 6 545 | 6 686 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 251.9 | 269.6 | 289.4 | 312.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 267.7 | 285.2 | 307.4 | 333.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 713 | 42 071 | 44 209 | 46 770 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 205 | 44 505 | 46 966 | 49 940 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 50.4 | - |
| Females | % | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 49.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.8 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 707 | 718 | 679 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 33.0 | 35.6 | 37.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.0 | 38.7 | 41.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 46 738 | 49 555 | 54 514 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 50 952 | 53 913 | 60 733 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 068 | 1 065 | 984 | 1 011 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 285 | 330 | 366 | 414 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 204 | 222 | 237 | 231 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 557 | 1 617 | 1 587 | 1 656 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 189 | 171 | 189 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 69 | 84 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 276 | 240 | 273 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 246 | 138 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 24 | 63 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 255 | 270 | 201 |
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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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