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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 479 | 410 | 437 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 880 | 1 964 | 2 116 | 2 207 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 596 | 9 799 | 10 855 | 11 035 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 320.8 | 345.4 | 402.6 | 428.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 429 | 35 253 | 37 089 | 38 828 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 68.4 | 76.6 | 89.2 | 95.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 131 | 7 820 | 8 221 | 8 629 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9 126 | 9 258 | 10 246 | 10 475 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 286.1 | 303.9 | 355.0 | 380.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 298.6 | 317.7 | 370.1 | 397.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 351 | 32 830 | 34 647 | 36 329 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 717 | 34 311 | 36 116 | 37 909 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.9 | 54.4 | 53.7 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.1 | 45.6 | 46.3 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.3 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 965 | 923 | 898 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 23.7 | 27.2 | 25.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 25.8 | 29.7 | 28.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 574 | 29 473 | 28 626 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 748 | 32 165 | 31 405 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 939 | 852 | 858 | 864 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 318 | 363 | 405 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 105 | 123 | 126 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 302 | 1 275 | 1 344 | 1 395 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 186 | 231 | 195 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 84 | 105 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 258 | 315 | 300 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 240 | 240 | 186 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 249 | 249 | 222 |
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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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