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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 413 | 369 | 381 | 431 | 480 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 2 102 | 2 507 | 2 582 | 2 471 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 7 892 | 7 679 | 7 731 | 7 957 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 259.1 | 247.0 | 258.0 | 280.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 826 | 32 171 | 33 372 | 35 217 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 52.6 | 50.8 | 52.7 | 57.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 664 | 6 611 | 6 813 | 7 214 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6 141 | 6 228 | 6 261 | 6 351 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 180.4 | 187.1 | 194.2 | 205.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 190.6 | 195.7 | 204.2 | 216.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 380 | 30 036 | 31 020 | 32 298 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 045 | 31 424 | 32 606 | 34 004 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.5 | - |
| Females | % | 44.5 | 45.4 | 45.4 | 45.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.4 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.9 | 22.3 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 2 313 | 1 687 | 1 735 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 74.9 | 43.4 | 45.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 75.5 | 47.0 | 50.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 402 | 25 725 | 26 216 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 632 | 27 868 | 28 997 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 1 536 | 1 497 | 1 437 | 1 422 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 483 | 507 | 552 | 558 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 339 | 360 | 381 | 393 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 2 358 | 2 364 | 2 370 | 2 373 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 168 | 183 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 90 | 102 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 240 | 258 | 285 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 246 | 198 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 27 | 105 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 252 | 273 | 303 |
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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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