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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 241 | 183 | 154 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 686 | 778 | 809 | 879 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 056 | 3 185 | 3 425 | 3 712 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 111.7 | 120.0 | 137.2 | 157.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 553 | 37 690 | 40 061 | 42 481 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.5 | 27.8 | 31.8 | 37.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 333 | 8 728 | 9 293 | 10 063 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 952 | 3 060 | 3 210 | 3 473 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 100.9 | 107.6 | 120.3 | 136.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 104.7 | 111.8 | 124.6 | 141.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 172 | 35 154 | 37 462 | 39 423 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 450 | 36 521 | 38 830 | 40 870 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.6 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 56.3 | - |
| Females | % | 42.4 | 42.9 | 43.4 | 43.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.8 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 283 | 276 | 283 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 167 | 29 283 | 31 141 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 861 | 30 682 | 33 474 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 183 | 204 | 210 | 222 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 39 | 39 | 57 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 243 | 270 | 294 | 321 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 63 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 69 | 108 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 36 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 39 | 45 |
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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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