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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 215 | 261 | 262 | 212 | 197 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 377 | 1 527 | 1 610 | 1 679 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 600 | 6 122 | 6 380 | 6 730 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 209.6 | 252.4 | 294.4 | 312.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 431 | 41 225 | 46 146 | 46 431 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 50.3 | 64.6 | 79.3 | 81.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 977 | 10 556 | 12 432 | 12 123 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 25.6 | 26.9 | 26.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 955 | 5 301 | 5 437 | 5 762 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 160.2 | 180.2 | 193.7 | 217.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 168.3 | 191.9 | 208.4 | 227.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 329 | 33 996 | 35 630 | 37 653 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 971 | 36 203 | 38 323 | 39 507 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.2 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 50.6 | - |
| Females | % | 48.8 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 49.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.4 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 726 | 784 | 737 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.4 | 27.6 | 29.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 27.9 | 32.0 | 34.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 593 | 35 271 | 40 541 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 419 | 40 889 | 46 735 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 810 | 894 | 894 | 912 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 219 | 270 | 324 | 387 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 102 | 129 | 138 | 150 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 131 | 1 293 | 1 356 | 1 449 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 219 | 222 | 225 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 138 | 123 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 282 | 360 | 348 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 168 | 318 | 201 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 180 | 330 | 261 |
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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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