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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 192 | 170 | 185 | 125 | 138 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 785 | 924 | 1 069 | 1 088 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 170 | 3 710 | 4 092 | 4 433 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 112.5 | 139.3 | 159.6 | 181.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 474 | 37 537 | 39 012 | 40 846 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.2 | 32.1 | 36.8 | 41.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 947 | 8 657 | 8 991 | 9 417 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 815 | 3 290 | 3 661 | 3 936 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 93.3 | 114.5 | 132.7 | 149.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 98.0 | 120.4 | 139.0 | 156.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 157 | 34 789 | 36 234 | 37 874 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 794 | 36 602 | 37 970 | 39 719 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.3 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.7 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 380 | 426 | 425 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.6 | 12.2 | 12.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 10.5 | 13.5 | 14.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 363 | 28 592 | 30 272 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 544 | 31 688 | 33 896 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 432 | 456 | 453 | 483 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 141 | 174 | 222 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 96 | 105 | 99 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 645 | 726 | 780 | 816 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 144 | 123 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 75 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 189 | 219 | 180 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 135 | 114 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 12 | 48 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 147 | 162 |
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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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