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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 211 | 213 | 195 | 162 | 177 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 746 | 745 | 776 | 765 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 345 | 3 402 | 3 493 | 3 571 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 124.8 | 131.7 | 142.9 | 154.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 295 | 38 706 | 40 921 | 43 120 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 28.7 | 31.0 | 33.8 | 36.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 579 | 9 100 | 9 683 | 10 269 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 049 | 3 074 | 3 164 | 3 237 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 107.2 | 111.5 | 120.2 | 129.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 112.9 | 117.3 | 126.5 | 136.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 145 | 36 284 | 37 980 | 39 963 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 012 | 38 165 | 39 994 | 42 087 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.6 | - |
| Females | % | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 49.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 286 | 281 | 270 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 148 | 29 256 | 32 857 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 382 | 33 663 | 37 241 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 396 | 411 | 405 | 354 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 117 | 138 | 159 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 63 | 69 | 81 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 564 | 597 | 624 | 600 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 81 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 48 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 111 | 129 | 75 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 90 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 84 | 93 | 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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