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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 167 | 130 | 159 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 043 | 1 135 | 1 136 | 1 181 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 136 | 3 233 | 3 380 | 3 444 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 95.2 | 100.9 | 115.8 | 121.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 355 | 31 229 | 34 270 | 35 330 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.8 | 20.4 | 24.2 | 25.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 983 | 6 318 | 7 151 | 7 352 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 20.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 681 | 2 780 | 2 872 | 2 961 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 77.8 | 83.4 | 91.3 | 97.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 79.9 | 86.0 | 95.0 | 100.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 006 | 30 003 | 31 783 | 32 826 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 812 | 30 921 | 33 076 | 33 847 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.8 | 55.6 | 54.4 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.2 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.4 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 14.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 18.8 | 18.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 774 | 649 | 649 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.9 | 14.1 | 17.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.4 | 15.1 | 19.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 894 | 21 786 | 26 294 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 786 | 23 290 | 29 247 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 768 | 753 | 777 | 795 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 144 | 156 | 189 | 216 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 81 | 84 | 93 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 981 | 990 | 1 050 | 1 104 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 111 | 108 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 54 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 129 | 165 | 162 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 96 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 9 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 105 | 120 |
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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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