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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 237 | 281 | 281 | 222 | 222 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 725 | 1 448 | 1 456 | 1 649 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 110 | 5 379 | 5 384 | 5 177 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 168.9 | 204.3 | 217.8 | 200.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 059 | 37 971 | 40 463 | 38 658 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 33.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 44.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 467 | 7 993 | 8 734 | 8 511 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 397 | 3 409 | 3 427 | 3 467 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 91.0 | 97.7 | 104.8 | 108.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 95.4 | 102.3 | 110.0 | 115.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 801 | 28 648 | 30 569 | 31 265 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 093 | 29 997 | 32 095 | 33 189 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.2 | 53.7 | - |
| Females | % | 45.4 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 46.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 16.6 | 15.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.6 | 23.1 | 23.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 928 | 2 152 | 1 981 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 69.5 | 103.4 | 95.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 73.8 | 101.6 | 98.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 046 | 48 041 | 48 026 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 303 | 47 226 | 49 852 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 918 | 915 | 870 | 888 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 492 | 516 | 540 | 495 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 354 | 396 | 420 | 414 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 764 | 1 827 | 1 830 | 1 797 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 141 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 81 | 99 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 219 | 222 | 225 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 150 | 138 | 123 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 144 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 162 | 153 | 267 |
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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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