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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 175 | 153 | 140 | 142 | 127 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 442 | 452 | 454 | 442 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 768 | 2 808 | 2 849 | 2 882 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 109.6 | 114.6 | 121.4 | 131.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 585 | 40 813 | 42 606 | 45 560 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.8 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 31.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 337 | 9 804 | 10 188 | 11 024 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 550 | 2 558 | 2 589 | 2 606 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 94.1 | 98.3 | 104.1 | 112.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 99.5 | 103.4 | 109.1 | 118.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 888 | 38 430 | 40 221 | 43 110 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 013 | 40 421 | 42 156 | 45 402 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 50.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.5 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 18.5 | 18.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 195 | 193 | 179 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 271 | 30 603 | 32 015 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 059 | 33 258 | 34 781 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 180 | 156 | 156 | 132 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 39 | 36 | 45 | 36 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 36 | 39 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 249 | 228 | 240 | 198 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 39 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 30 | 45 | 36 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 39 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 45 | 33 |
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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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