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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 105 | 106 | 84 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 15.6 | 14.7 | 11.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 122 | 150 | 222 | 235 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 635 | 859 | 1 030 | 1 170 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 31.2 | 47.1 | 57.9 | 64.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 49 152 | 54 881 | 56 230 | 55 503 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.1 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 19.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 14 337 | 16 785 | 17 112 | 16 500 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 29.2 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 29.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 563 | 754 | 946 | 1 088 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 22.9 | 33.5 | 40.4 | 47.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.0 | 36.1 | 43.5 | 50.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 695 | 44 482 | 42 680 | 43 447 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 696 | 47 864 | 45 988 | 46 111 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.2 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 54.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.8 | 45.6 | 44.9 | 45.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.6 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 27.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 38.0 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 37.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.1 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 14.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 29.9 | 28.6 | 27.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 54 | 63 | 70 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 79 096 | 95 437 | 100 379 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 89 632 | 101 509 | 108 226 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 3 636 | 3 771 | 3 564 | 3 414 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 861 | 969 | 1 176 | 1 140 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 167 | 1 263 | 1 386 | 1 383 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 5 664 | 6 003 | 6 126 | 5 937 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 783 | 648 | 591 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 285 | 414 | 318 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 068 | 1 062 | 909 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 699 | 903 | 729 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 129 | 339 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 780 | 1 032 | 1 068 |
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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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