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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 787 | 524 | 586 | 716 | 622 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 3 776 | 3 955 | 4 060 | 4 179 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 16 135 | 16 642 | 17 072 | 17 425 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 641.3 | 683.5 | 732.2 | 794.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 748 | 41 070 | 42 890 | 45 587 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 154.2 | 169.8 | 181.4 | 199.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 559 | 10 202 | 10 625 | 11 428 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 25.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14 624 | 14 960 | 15 250 | 15 433 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 532.6 | 568.3 | 611.1 | 648.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 563.2 | 596.5 | 639.3 | 675.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 417 | 37 985 | 40 074 | 42 044 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 511 | 39 871 | 41 924 | 43 776 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.4 | 53.5 | 53.4 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 46.6 | 46.5 | 46.6 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.5 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.0 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.3 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 26.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 836 | 1 734 | 1 711 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 49.2 | 50.0 | 50.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 53.4 | 53.9 | 55.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 776 | 28 816 | 29 463 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 080 | 31 090 | 32 222 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 2 712 | 2 679 | 2 547 | 2 508 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 846 | 951 | 1 032 | 1 101 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 378 | 426 | 486 | 498 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 3 936 | 4 056 | 4 065 | 4 107 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 417 | 405 | 387 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 174 | 171 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 609 | 579 | 558 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 534 | 528 | 390 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 132 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 570 | 570 | 522 |
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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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