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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 907 | 668 | 594 | 411 | 490 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 336 | 2 426 | 2 543 | 2 633 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 238 | 7 989 | 8 384 | 8 702 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 243.0 | 290.3 | 333.2 | 357.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 578 | 36 337 | 39 748 | 41 073 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 52.9 | 67.6 | 79.9 | 84.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 313 | 8 458 | 9 530 | 9 732 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 774 | 6 332 | 6 600 | 6 886 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 172.1 | 197.1 | 219.1 | 239.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 185.0 | 212.0 | 204.7 | 258.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 802 | 31 134 | 33 203 | 34 823 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 030 | 33 480 | 31 008 | 37 584 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.8 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 51.1 | - |
| Females | % | 48.2 | 48.2 | 47.9 | 48.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.1 | 13.0 | 13.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 160 | 1 205 | 1 182 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 31.0 | 36.1 | 36.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.4 | 40.3 | 42.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 757 | 29 937 | 30 733 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 612 | 33 402 | 36 166 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 296 | 1 320 | 1 254 | 1 326 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 279 | 357 | 459 | 516 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 270 | 324 | 390 | 387 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 845 | 2 001 | 2 103 | 2 229 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 372 | 321 | 330 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 129 | 144 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 492 | 450 | 474 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 321 | 336 | 267 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 93 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 333 | 360 | 360 |
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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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