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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 140 | 125 | 129 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 667 | 715 | 784 | 814 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 043 | 3 327 | 3 490 | 3 567 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 111.1 | 125.6 | 139.1 | 148.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 509 | 37 767 | 39 869 | 41 672 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.3 | 29.3 | 32.3 | 34.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 319 | 8 792 | 9 266 | 9 734 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 889 | 3 131 | 3 292 | 3 384 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 99.1 | 111.3 | 121.9 | 130.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 102.9 | 115.7 | 127.7 | 136.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 287 | 35 543 | 37 042 | 38 453 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 617 | 36 940 | 38 791 | 40 184 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 54.4 | 54.1 | 54.1 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 45.6 | 45.9 | 45.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.5 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 26.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.5 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 348 | 351 | 341 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 129 | 29 045 | 30 467 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 309 | 32 159 | 33 827 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 390 | 369 | 363 | 369 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 120 | 129 | 171 | 165 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 81 | 87 | 93 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 579 | 579 | 621 | 627 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 84 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 48 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 132 | 63 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 75 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 81 | 90 |
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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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