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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 635 | 478 | 384 | 363 | 295 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 964 | 1 903 | 2 053 | 2 215 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 886 | 8 089 | 8 245 | 8 254 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 269.0 | 295.9 | 314.1 | 326.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 111 | 36 579 | 38 093 | 39 508 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.6 | 67.5 | 71.4 | 73.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 426 | 8 351 | 8 655 | 8 921 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 490 | 6 533 | 6 715 | 6 890 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 204.8 | 219.9 | 231.7 | 247.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 216.2 | 232.4 | 244.6 | 260.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 556 | 33 653 | 34 509 | 35 968 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 306 | 35 569 | 36 424 | 37 810 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.7 | 53.1 | 52.5 | 52.3 | - |
| Females | % | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.5 | 47.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 15.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 10.8 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 682 | 1 683 | 1 541 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 46.6 | 49.8 | 48.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 49.9 | 53.8 | 53.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 674 | 29 599 | 31 429 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 654 | 31 962 | 34 981 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 512 | 1 452 | 1 320 | 1 305 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 486 | 537 | 597 | 627 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 417 | 438 | 474 | 462 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 415 | 2 427 | 2 391 | 2 394 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 225 | 216 | 135 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 114 | 153 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 324 | 330 | 288 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 282 | 291 | 192 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 36 | 117 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 303 | 327 | 309 |
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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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