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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 71 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 596 | 657 | 690 | 659 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 810 | 2 774 | 2 830 | 3 017 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 151.7 | 152.9 | 167.6 | 191.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 53 971 | 55 132 | 59 214 | 63 358 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 44.3 | 45.0 | 49.9 | 57.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 15 753 | 16 240 | 17 648 | 19 003 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 29.2 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 30.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 734 | 2 712 | 2 804 | 2 960 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 147.4 | 148.7 | 161.0 | 183.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 147.0 | 148.0 | 163.3 | 185.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 53 928 | 54 841 | 57 411 | 61 819 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 53 779 | 54 573 | 58 231 | 62 640 | - |
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| Males | % | 66.1 | 66.4 | 65.8 | 64.4 | - |
| Females | % | 33.9 | 33.6 | 34.2 | 35.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.8 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.0 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 9.9 | 10.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 30.9 | 31.1 | 31.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 339 | 290 | 248 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.6 | 11.0 | 9.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 872 | 37 310 | 36 242 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 135 | 37 790 | 36 478 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 270 | 264 | 243 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 75 | 84 | 99 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 39 | 45 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 378 | 387 | 387 | 384 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 30 | 42 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 57 | 69 | 99 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 45 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 48 | 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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