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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 202 | 145 | 166 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 030 | 1 120 | 1 121 | 1 151 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 306 | 3 401 | 3 501 | 3 649 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 107.3 | 113.9 | 125.7 | 135.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 443 | 33 497 | 35 914 | 37 029 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.4 | 24.3 | 27.3 | 29.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 788 | 7 133 | 7 786 | 7 954 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 927 | 3 020 | 3 072 | 3 233 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 88.6 | 93.9 | 99.8 | 109.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 91.2 | 96.9 | 104.4 | 113.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 281 | 31 108 | 32 498 | 33 748 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 166 | 32 096 | 33 994 | 35 243 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.2 | 56.4 | 56.0 | 56.0 | - |
| Females | % | 42.8 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 44.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 25.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 608 | 583 | 581 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.5 | 16.2 | 17.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.1 | 17.2 | 18.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 136 | 27 785 | 29 345 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 064 | 29 472 | 31 698 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 612 | 570 | 561 | 573 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 138 | 150 | 168 | 171 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 63 | 63 | 57 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 795 | 783 | 792 | 801 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 102 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 21 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 84 | 123 | 126 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 117 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 81 | 132 | 105 |
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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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