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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 118 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 69 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 377 | 389 | 448 | 459 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 157 | 2 292 | 2 578 | 2 824 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 101.6 | 112.7 | 141.3 | 157.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 47 100 | 49 157 | 54 808 | 55 692 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 27.7 | 31.5 | 41.4 | 45.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 861 | 13 759 | 16 047 | 15 944 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.3 | 28.0 | 29.3 | 28.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 950 | 2 050 | 2 302 | 2 521 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 83.7 | 92.5 | 110.5 | 127.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 88.8 | 97.5 | 120.6 | 134.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 906 | 45 098 | 48 008 | 50 543 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 560 | 47 568 | 52 407 | 53 255 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 50.7 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 49.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.2 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 30.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.3 | 26.7 | 27.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 185 | 193 | 196 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.9 | 10.4 | 11.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 872 | 49 632 | 52 991 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 48 035 | 53 810 | 58 117 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 336 | 324 | 333 | 357 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 99 | 117 | 147 | 159 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 96 | 108 | 114 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 531 | 537 | 588 | 630 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 72 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 54 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 111 | 126 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 105 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 111 | 84 |
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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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