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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 53 | 63 | 68 | 50 | 40 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 441 | 435 | 458 | 467 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 410 | 1 464 | 1 577 | 1 684 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 47.6 | 53.1 | 60.1 | 69.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 792 | 36 244 | 38 093 | 41 233 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 16.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 314 | 8 122 | 8 623 | 9 634 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 182 | 1 203 | 1 286 | 1 394 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 37.7 | 41.0 | 45.9 | 53.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 39.3 | 42.5 | 47.8 | 55.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 859 | 34 058 | 35 652 | 38 082 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 273 | 35 304 | 37 131 | 39 746 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.5 | 55.7 | 54.6 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 44.5 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 45.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.7 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 15.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.3 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 28.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 15.7 | 15.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 15.1 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 9.5 | 10.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 14.1 | 14.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 349 | 339 | 330 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 391 | 27 379 | 27 159 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 678 | 30 439 | 29 109 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 294 | 285 | 270 | 276 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 108 | 123 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 432 | 429 | 429 | 453 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 48 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 63 | 75 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 72 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 75 | 48 |
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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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