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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 177 | 163 | 142 | 134 | 173 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 714 | 702 | 703 | 728 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 523 | 3 627 | 3 708 | 3 735 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 197.2 | 213.4 | 225.8 | 261.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 55 973 | 58 831 | 60 899 | 70 079 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.9 | 65.0 | 68.4 | 83.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 16 715 | 17 910 | 18 448 | 22 407 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 29.9 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 32.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 524 | 2 566 | 2 647 | 2 679 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 107.3 | 114.0 | 123.5 | 128.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 118.6 | 125.4 | 135.3 | 141.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 510 | 44 408 | 46 639 | 48 010 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 46 984 | 48 885 | 51 119 | 52 852 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.5 | 50.3 | 51.0 | 49.5 | - |
| Females | % | 50.5 | 49.7 | 49.0 | 50.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 32.2 | 32.3 | 30.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.5 | 17.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 333 | 336 | 314 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.6 | 27.9 | 28.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 27.4 | 31.8 | 31.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 73 732 | 83 179 | 89 533 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 82 307 | 94 697 | 98 902 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 444 | 444 | 441 | 495 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 114 | 123 | 123 | 129 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 72 | 78 | 72 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 630 | 639 | 642 | 696 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 66 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 99 | 81 | 87 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 66 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 75 | 93 |
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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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