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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 222 | 199 | 176 | 161 | 154 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 647 | 678 | 691 | 679 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 955 | 4 029 | 4 107 | 4 153 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 162.8 | 172.3 | 184.3 | 197.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 165 | 42 755 | 44 887 | 47 612 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 40.0 | 43.2 | 46.3 | 49.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 119 | 10 712 | 11 272 | 12 001 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 690 | 3 765 | 3 834 | 3 831 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 141.1 | 148.4 | 158.3 | 168.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 148.6 | 156.1 | 165.9 | 177.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 233 | 39 405 | 41 274 | 44 096 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 264 | 41 456 | 43 272 | 46 315 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.9 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 277 | 268 | 240 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 596 | 33 032 | 35 531 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 784 | 36 413 | 39 978 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 312 | 303 | 285 | 261 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 78 | 93 | 114 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 402 | 411 | 411 | 405 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 51 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 87 | 63 | 42 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 48 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 51 | 66 |
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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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