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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 121 | 106 | 97 | 98 | 87 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 305 | 312 | 313 | 305 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 911 | 1 938 | 1 967 | 1 993 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 75.6 | 79.1 | 83.8 | 90.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 568 | 40 813 | 42 609 | 45 549 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 17.8 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 333 | 9 804 | 10 188 | 11 022 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 759 | 1 766 | 1 787 | 1 802 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 64.9 | 67.9 | 71.9 | 77.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 68.7 | 71.4 | 75.4 | 81.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 903 | 38 422 | 40 235 | 43 103 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 029 | 40 413 | 42 170 | 45 395 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.1 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 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 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.0 | 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 | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 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. | 134 | 133 | 123 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 390 | 30 653 | 32 169 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 191 | 33 312 | 34 948 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 156 | 138 | 93 | 99 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 24 | 33 | 27 | 33 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 192 | 183 | 135 | 147 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 33 | 12 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 18 | 36 | 21 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 51 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 24 | 57 | 30 |
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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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