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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 98 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 76 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 310 | 332 | 335 | 335 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 128 | 2 161 | 2 188 | 2 200 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 85.3 | 90.3 | 95.5 | 101.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 098 | 41 806 | 43 626 | 46 129 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.5 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 25.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 641 | 10 281 | 10 708 | 11 370 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.0 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 040 | 2 080 | 2 098 | 2 107 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.5 | 82.6 | 87.2 | 92.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 81.4 | 85.6 | 90.1 | 96.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 481 | 39 694 | 41 559 | 44 086 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 921 | 41 131 | 42 957 | 45 556 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.4 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 31.4 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 27.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 23.3 | 23.1 | 22.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 160 | 159 | 141 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 474 | 28 891 | 30 566 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 384 | 31 116 | 32 846 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 186 | 180 | 171 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 48 | 51 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 225 | 234 | 228 | 213 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 21 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 33 | 39 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 45 |
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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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