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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 197 | 154 | 158 | 157 | 128 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 504 | 504 | 509 | 494 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 459 | 2 568 | 2 703 | 2 796 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 110.7 | 123.2 | 136.5 | 151.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 45 007 | 47 970 | 50 487 | 54 031 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 29.8 | 34.4 | 38.5 | 42.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 099 | 13 397 | 14 237 | 15 238 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.9 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 180 | 2 274 | 2 359 | 2 399 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 86.3 | 91.9 | 100.7 | 107.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 91.3 | 98.0 | 106.8 | 114.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39 582 | 40 402 | 42 705 | 44 991 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 865 | 43 111 | 45 269 | 47 570 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.3 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 48.8 | - |
| Females | % | 50.7 | 49.9 | 50.4 | 51.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.3 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 29.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 30.8 | 30.6 | 29.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 175 | 193 | 192 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.8 | 9.7 | 12.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.9 | 10.9 | 14.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 50 148 | 50 394 | 66 864 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 56 364 | 56 381 | 74 046 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 306 | 309 | 315 | 315 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 66 | 78 | 87 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 45 | 57 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 417 | 432 | 459 | 456 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 51 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 33 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 84 | 93 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 66 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 69 | 63 |
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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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