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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 169 | 132 | 106 | 85 | 93 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 552 | 562 | 592 | 590 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 908 | 2 979 | 2 972 | 3 033 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 111.6 | 118.2 | 124.4 | 131.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 389 | 39 675 | 41 867 | 43 209 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.2 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 31.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 996 | 9 549 | 10 098 | 10 300 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.4 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 807 | 2 829 | 2 833 | 2 879 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 100.8 | 104.7 | 109.8 | 116.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 106.4 | 110.2 | 116.0 | 121.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 911 | 37 013 | 38 750 | 40 398 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 890 | 38 962 | 40 955 | 42 211 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.4 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.4 | 47.3 | 47.6 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 219 | 220 | 205 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 711 | 28 683 | 31 019 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 664 | 32 348 | 34 542 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 171 | 174 | 210 | 198 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 84 | 96 | 90 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 252 | 282 | 333 | 318 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 27 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 15 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 42 | 63 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 54 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 57 | 48 |
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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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