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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 168 | 132 | 131 | 119 | 96 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 627 | 626 | 670 | 645 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 908 | 2 983 | 3 087 | 3 194 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 120.7 | 128.6 | 140.0 | 154.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 513 | 43 088 | 45 336 | 48 346 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 30.4 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 40.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 449 | 11 094 | 11 698 | 12 605 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 26.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 610 | 2 661 | 2 767 | 2 851 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 99.3 | 104.9 | 114.2 | 123.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 105.2 | 110.9 | 120.3 | 130.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 056 | 39 435 | 41 257 | 43 442 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 306 | 41 672 | 43 463 | 45 774 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.6 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 264 | 255 | 244 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 850 | 36 992 | 40 360 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 141 | 41 589 | 45 104 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 288 | 279 | 234 | 246 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 72 | 78 | 96 | 111 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 51 | 57 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 405 | 408 | 387 | 411 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 57 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 81 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 60 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 81 | 60 | 72 |
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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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