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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 173 | 177 | 169 | 134 | 139 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 740 | 794 | 909 | 1 012 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 510 | 3 882 | 4 330 | 4 657 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 128.7 | 147.5 | 179.7 | 197.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 654 | 37 996 | 41 508 | 42 333 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 29.6 | 34.9 | 43.5 | 47.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 439 | 8 994 | 10 054 | 10 126 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 23.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 190 | 3 497 | 3 931 | 4 241 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 108.7 | 125.2 | 147.2 | 164.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 114.4 | 131.1 | 156.9 | 170.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 065 | 35 794 | 37 443 | 38 826 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 875 | 37 476 | 39 902 | 40 255 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 48.3 | 47.9 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.2 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 434 | 425 | 427 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.8 | 12.3 | 13.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.0 | 13.4 | 15.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 951 | 29 030 | 32 581 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 761 | 31 578 | 36 210 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 522 | 519 | 477 | 501 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 162 | 204 | 249 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 96 | 96 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 726 | 777 | 777 | 837 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 123 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 48 | 78 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 168 | 171 | 174 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 126 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 12 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 138 | 159 |
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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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