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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 159 | 168 | 154 | 144 | 129 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 436 | 445 | 448 | 423 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 459 | 2 574 | 2 597 | 2 610 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 106.4 | 115.9 | 123.4 | 133.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 270 | 45 033 | 47 525 | 50 994 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.7 | 29.9 | 32.1 | 34.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 861 | 11 633 | 12 345 | 13 383 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 113 | 2 215 | 2 239 | 2 244 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 87.2 | 95.6 | 101.8 | 109.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.0 | 100.4 | 106.8 | 115.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 268 | 43 136 | 45 458 | 48 754 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 560 | 45 326 | 47 682 | 51 316 | - |
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| Males | % | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.7 | - |
| Females | % | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 29.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.9 | 28.4 | 29.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 142 | 137 | 127 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 770 | 34 402 | 37 519 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 932 | 38 422 | 43 147 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 147 | 147 | 132 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 39 | 54 | 54 | 63 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 207 | 225 | 213 | 222 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 48 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 6 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 54 | 51 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 66 | 15 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 72 | 30 |
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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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