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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 79 | 69 | 61 | 56 | 53 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 223 | 233 | 237 | 236 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 362 | 1 387 | 1 410 | 1 441 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 56.1 | 59.3 | 63.3 | 68.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 165 | 42 755 | 44 897 | 47 627 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 13.8 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 17.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 119 | 10 712 | 11 275 | 12 005 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 271 | 1 296 | 1 317 | 1 330 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 48.6 | 51.1 | 54.3 | 58.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.2 | 53.8 | 57.0 | 61.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 226 | 39 419 | 41 261 | 44 085 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 257 | 41 470 | 43 258 | 46 304 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 50.0 | 50.5 | 50.3 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 50.0 | 49.5 | 49.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.9 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.9 | 23.6 | 23.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 95 | 92 | 83 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 727 | 33 134 | 35 280 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 928 | 36 526 | 39 696 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 117 | 99 | 96 | 111 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 27 | 30 | 39 | 42 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 162 | 147 | 153 | 168 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 12 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 27 | 24 | 42 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 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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