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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 172 | 727 | 653 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 10.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 680 | 2 661 | 2 950 | 2 984 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 9 168 | 9 079 | 9 209 | 9 277 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 320.3 | 335.0 | 332.7 | 345.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 932 | 36 906 | 36 123 | 37 243 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 67.2 | 73.2 | 72.1 | 75.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 329 | 8 064 | 7 835 | 8 096 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7 227 | 7 348 | 7 461 | 7 758 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 219.6 | 233.6 | 244.4 | 265.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 233.7 | 244.7 | 256.1 | 278.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 389 | 31 797 | 32 756 | 34 227 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 338 | 33 301 | 34 327 | 35 910 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.2 | 56.7 | 55.6 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 42.8 | 43.3 | 44.4 | 45.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.1 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.9 | 25.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.5 | 16.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 018 | 1 917 | 1 548 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 96.6 | 101.8 | 46.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 89.8 | 94.6 | 55.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 47 852 | 53 097 | 30 229 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 505 | 49 346 | 36 068 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 194 | 1 137 | 1 080 | 1 041 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 450 | 471 | 507 | 471 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 396 | 423 | 438 | 453 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 040 | 2 031 | 2 025 | 1 965 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 171 | 129 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 81 | 120 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 273 | 210 | 225 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 228 | 213 | 156 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 27 | 114 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 243 | 240 | 270 |
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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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