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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 43 | 44 | 36 | 34 | 27 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 194 | 195 | 194 | 185 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 152 | 1 184 | 1 175 | 1 179 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.6 | 54.4 | 56.9 | 61.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 946 | 45 895 | 48 451 | 51 930 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.7 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 15.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 047 | 11 784 | 12 424 | 13 477 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 26.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 982 | 988 | 968 | 965 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 40.4 | 42.7 | 44.0 | 47.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.0 | 45.4 | 46.9 | 50.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 178 | 43 227 | 45 410 | 49 072 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 743 | 45 953 | 48 459 | 52 138 | - |
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| Males | % | 48.9 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 48.7 | - |
| Females | % | 51.1 | 51.2 | 51.0 | 51.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.4 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.2 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.2 | 23.1 | 24.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 72 | 69 | 66 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 751 | 34 669 | 35 959 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 009 | 39 105 | 40 659 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 81 | 69 | 60 | 57 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 30 | 36 | 39 | 42 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 123 | 120 | 114 | 111 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 12 | 9 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 27 | 12 | 15 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 21 | 9 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 9 | 27 | 15 |
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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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