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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 388 | 294 | 276 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 350 | 1 443 | 1 454 | 1 440 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 764 | 5 224 | 5 391 | 5 542 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 156.5 | 179.8 | 198.9 | 214.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 852 | 34 428 | 36 895 | 38 678 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 33.5 | 40.0 | 44.6 | 48.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 023 | 7 664 | 8 278 | 8 796 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 042 | 4 421 | 4 546 | 4 685 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 120.9 | 137.5 | 149.5 | 162.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 128.2 | 144.2 | 158.6 | 170.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 901 | 31 103 | 32 891 | 34 583 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 709 | 32 606 | 34 888 | 36 331 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.6 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.4 | 49.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 22.4 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 694 | 720 | 679 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 18.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 19.9 | 23.8 | 22.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 075 | 28 077 | 29 639 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 704 | 33 038 | 32 599 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 666 | 666 | 654 | 675 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 141 | 180 | 225 | 222 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 66 | 72 | 84 | 84 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 873 | 918 | 963 | 981 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 165 | 147 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 81 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 216 | 246 | 183 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 159 | 156 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 132 | 159 | 198 |
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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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