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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 373 | 325 | 331 | 233 | 225 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 671 | 1 790 | 1 771 | 1 796 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 327 | 6 535 | 6 748 | 6 961 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 279.0 | 313.6 | 325.7 | 344.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 099 | 47 987 | 48 264 | 49 422 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 73.4 | 88.0 | 88.1 | 91.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 593 | 13 467 | 13 051 | 13 119 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.3 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 362 | 5 450 | 5 575 | 5 721 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 198.8 | 209.4 | 222.5 | 240.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 214.8 | 222.9 | 239.6 | 258.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 072 | 38 418 | 39 916 | 42 045 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 062 | 40 898 | 42 972 | 45 118 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.7 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 15.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.4 | 20.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 636 | 614 | 573 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.3 | 20.9 | 21.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 23.2 | 23.8 | 24.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 948 | 34 113 | 37 992 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 432 | 38 819 | 42 744 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 179 | 1 221 | 1 089 | 1 092 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 324 | 357 | 423 | 450 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 276 | 306 | 360 | 351 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 779 | 1 884 | 1 872 | 1 893 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 210 | 207 | 219 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 135 | 93 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 342 | 342 | 312 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 222 | 297 | 189 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 102 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 228 | 303 | 291 |
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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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