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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 98 | 144 | 172 | 153 | 155 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 692 | 865 | 997 | 1 050 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 669 | 4 365 | 5 041 | 5 386 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 135.1 | 166.6 | 201.3 | 225.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 809 | 38 172 | 39 938 | 41 782 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 31.2 | 39.4 | 47.5 | 53.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 496 | 9 018 | 9 414 | 9 923 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 537 | 4 182 | 4 803 | 5 097 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 122.4 | 148.4 | 179.0 | 197.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 126.3 | 153.9 | 186.0 | 206.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 615 | 35 487 | 37 264 | 38 743 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 716 | 36 803 | 38 732 | 40 433 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.6 | 52.4 | 51.8 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 47.4 | 47.6 | 48.2 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 312 | 370 | 402 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.4 | 10.2 | 12.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 009 | 27 620 | 29 741 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 352 | 30 522 | 33 002 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 399 | 447 | 438 | 459 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 105 | 141 | 171 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 27 | 33 | 42 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 507 | 579 | 612 | 672 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 114 | 129 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 39 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 168 | 153 | 180 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 108 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 117 | 99 |
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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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