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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 273 | 211 | 209 | 191 | 153 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 017 | 1 015 | 1 082 | 1 039 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 717 | 4 836 | 4 985 | 5 143 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 195.8 | 208.4 | 226.0 | 248.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 510 | 43 088 | 45 338 | 48 344 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 49.3 | 53.6 | 58.3 | 64.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 448 | 11 094 | 11 699 | 12 605 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 26.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 234 | 4 313 | 4 469 | 4 590 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 161.1 | 170.1 | 184.4 | 199.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 170.6 | 179.8 | 194.2 | 210.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 050 | 39 439 | 41 251 | 43 447 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 300 | 41 677 | 43 458 | 45 779 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.6 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 429 | 413 | 393 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 16.3 | 17.2 | 17.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 787 | 37 023 | 40 467 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 070 | 41 624 | 45 223 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 474 | 480 | 483 | 504 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 138 | 156 | 186 | 216 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 84 | 87 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 684 | 720 | 756 | 807 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 90 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 21 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 156 | 111 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 102 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 102 | 111 | 108 |
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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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