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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 734 | 643 | 519 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 415 | 2 437 | 2 521 | 2 408 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 845 | 9 984 | 10 175 | 10 483 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 332.6 | 352.1 | 380.1 | 406.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 787 | 35 267 | 37 359 | 38 749 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 71.4 | 77.7 | 84.6 | 90.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 256 | 7 786 | 8 311 | 8 634 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8 417 | 8 518 | 8 735 | 8 931 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 268.3 | 282.4 | 302.2 | 320.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 284.6 | 298.8 | 320.5 | 339.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 878 | 33 149 | 34 596 | 35 933 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 814 | 35 074 | 36 688 | 38 042 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.2 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 034 | 996 | 929 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 25.6 | 25.8 | 26.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 28.6 | 28.7 | 29.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 739 | 25 921 | 28 485 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 654 | 28 849 | 31 484 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 101 | 1 095 | 1 059 | 1 068 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 201 | 225 | 270 | 288 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 171 | 180 | 180 | 186 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 473 | 1 500 | 1 509 | 1 542 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 195 | 183 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 81 | 45 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 276 | 276 | 228 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 213 | 228 | 195 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 225 | 234 | 234 |
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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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