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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 575 | 480 | 394 | 346 | 343 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 309 | 1 348 | 1 515 | 1 598 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 266 | 5 652 | 5 987 | 6 258 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 170.6 | 197.2 | 217.5 | 232.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 405 | 34 895 | 36 321 | 37 183 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 36.0 | 43.8 | 48.3 | 50.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 832 | 7 742 | 8 070 | 8 063 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 722 | 5 003 | 5 380 | 5 684 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 144.1 | 158.6 | 177.0 | 194.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 150.2 | 166.7 | 185.2 | 203.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 513 | 31 704 | 32 891 | 34 160 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 798 | 33 317 | 34 424 | 35 760 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.7 | 53.6 | 53.3 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.7 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 811 | 845 | 839 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 19.3 | 23.4 | 25.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 20.8 | 25.8 | 27.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 752 | 27 636 | 29 962 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 691 | 30 567 | 33 244 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 864 | 831 | 732 | 810 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 267 | 291 | 336 | 360 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 114 | 147 | 159 | 159 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 245 | 1 269 | 1 227 | 1 329 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 147 | 174 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 72 | 60 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 213 | 219 | 234 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 204 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 207 | 156 |
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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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