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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 879 | 697 | 713 | 636 | 626 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 037 | 2 469 | 2 549 | 2 505 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 14 064 | 13 443 | 13 596 | 13 835 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 594.9 | 632.0 | 677.2 | 726.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 299 | 47 011 | 49 811 | 52 516 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 155.2 | 170.3 | 184.0 | 197.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 033 | 12 669 | 13 530 | 14 261 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 27.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13 559 | 12 186 | 12 239 | 12 366 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 518.3 | 540.6 | 573.4 | 607.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 545.0 | 567.1 | 601.1 | 636.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 222 | 44 365 | 46 847 | 49 110 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 194 | 46 536 | 49 116 | 51 466 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.2 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 51.4 | - |
| Females | % | 48.8 | 48.3 | 48.2 | 48.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.7 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 25.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 29.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.9 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.9 | 25.9 | 26.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 966 | 998 | 917 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 30.7 | 36.0 | 35.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 37.4 | 41.7 | 39.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 806 | 36 043 | 38 370 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 666 | 41 756 | 42 919 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 656 | 1 629 | 1 548 | 1 572 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 537 | 633 | 696 | 729 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 306 | 333 | 378 | 396 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 499 | 2 595 | 2 622 | 2 697 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 333 | 306 | 372 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 147 | 144 | 144 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 480 | 450 | 516 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 378 | 417 | 330 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 3 | 87 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 396 | 420 | 417 |
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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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