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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 76 | 66 | 67 | 78 | 84 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 790 | 922 | 892 | 926 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 268 | 3 159 | 3 283 | 3 280 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 119.1 | 109.0 | 117.7 | 118.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 457 | 34 508 | 35 850 | 36 152 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 24.6 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 535 | 7 396 | 7 642 | 7 685 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 383 | 2 415 | 2 466 | 2 515 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 67.7 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 79.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 72.5 | 74.9 | 80.2 | 84.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 405 | 29 122 | 30 425 | 31 625 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 442 | 31 017 | 32 510 | 33 531 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.4 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 53.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.6 | 47.4 | 46.9 | 46.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.5 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 041 | 787 | 870 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 52.5 | 27.2 | 31.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.4 | 30.4 | 34.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 50 411 | 34 538 | 36 005 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 49 409 | 38 681 | 39 912 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 309 | 291 | 300 | 306 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 87 | 96 | 102 | 138 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 96 | 99 | 111 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 477 | 483 | 501 | 555 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 45 | 42 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 48 | 42 |
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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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