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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 73 | 97 | 104 | 115 | 109 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 184 | 312 | 355 | 288 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 176 | 2 126 | 2 540 | 2 104 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 52.1 | 104.4 | 131.6 | 115.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 324 | 49 122 | 51 821 | 55 097 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 14.1 | 29.8 | 37.8 | 33.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 989 | 13 998 | 14 878 | 15 982 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.0 | 28.5 | 28.7 | 29.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 060 | 1 862 | 2 253 | 1 886 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 42.7 | 79.1 | 100.5 | 87.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 44.7 | 83.7 | 107.0 | 92.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 232 | 42 453 | 44 586 | 46 360 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 212 | 44 922 | 47 499 | 49 222 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.7 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 52.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.3 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 47.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 40.1 | 41.0 | 41.3 | 41.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 29.6 | 29.0 | 29.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.0 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 100 | 164 | 153 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 386 | 51 425 | 60 748 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 076 | 57 690 | 67 372 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 456 | 387 | 414 | 450 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 99 | 111 | 147 | 186 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 135 | 162 | 168 | 171 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 690 | 660 | 729 | 807 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 114 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 60 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 174 | 144 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 102 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 117 | 102 | 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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