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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 147 | 155 | 142 | 133 | 119 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 379 | 383 | 405 | 384 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 135 | 2 212 | 2 351 | 2 367 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 92.4 | 99.6 | 111.7 | 120.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 43 262 | 45 033 | 47 511 | 50 981 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 23.2 | 25.7 | 29.0 | 31.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 859 | 11 633 | 12 341 | 13 380 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 834 | 1 904 | 2 026 | 2 035 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 75.7 | 82.1 | 92.1 | 99.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 79.9 | 86.3 | 96.6 | 104.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 274 | 43 138 | 45 465 | 48 744 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 567 | 45 329 | 47 690 | 51 305 | - |
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| Males | % | 48.7 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.6 | - |
| Females | % | 51.3 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 29.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.9 | 28.4 | 29.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 123 | 118 | 115 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 839 | 34 335 | 37 499 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 011 | 38 347 | 43 123 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 183 | 159 | 141 | 147 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 51 | 54 | 60 | 54 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 54 | 69 | 69 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 291 | 267 | 270 | 270 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 33 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 27 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 45 | 60 | 30 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 45 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 33 | 45 | 42 |
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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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